ADHRB Weekly Newsletter 56

Event Summary: Slaving Away GCC   On 17 June 2014, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) hosted an event alongside the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council titled, “Slaving Away: Migrant Labor Exploitation and Human Trafficking in the Gulf.” The event, which focused on migrant labor rights and human trafficking[…]

Event Summary: Slaving Away: Migrant Labor Exploitation and Human Trafficking in the Gulf

Tuesday, 17 June, 2014—Geneva, Switzerland—Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) hosted an event alongside the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council titled, “Slaving Away: Migrant Labor Exploitation and Human Trafficking in the Gulf.” The event, which focused on migrant labor rights and human trafficking in the Gulf Cooperation Council[…]

Slaving Away: Migrant Labor Exploitation and Human Trafficking in the Gulf

Overview Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain is pleased to announce the release of Slaving Away: Migrant Labor Exploitation and Human Trafficking in the Gulf. The following report will examine migrant labor in Bahrain, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, documenting how the combination of poor working and living conditions of migrant workers, the consequences[…]

Press Freedom: The Struggle to Capture Reality in Bahrain

In a speech to earlier this week to the 26th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, stated that strong journalism is vital to any democratic society—it is what fuels individuals to participate in political life. Journalists are essential to “the civil, political, economic,[…]

Upcoming Event: Concrete Steps: The Need for HRC Action On Human Rights in Bahrain

Join us for a discussion on the ongoing and systemic human rights abuses in Bahrain and the government’s failure to live up to their international commitments on human rights.  The esteemed panel will focus on answering the questions “Where to go from here?” and “What can the HRC do to address these continued abuses?”