NGOs Urge EU to Call on Saudi Arabia to Release Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr

29 May 2015 – Washington, D.C. – 11 human rights and multi-faith organizations sent a letter to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, urging the European Union (EU) and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to call on the government of Saudi Arabia to cancel the death[…]

The Evasion of Equality: Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia

Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain is pleased to announce the publishing of a new report entitled The Evasion of Equality: A Report on the Implementation of Saudi Arabia’s Recommendations from the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Its Causes. The foreword of the report is available below. Critiquing the state of[…]

دعوة: حلقة نقاش حول التمييز ضدّ المرأة في السعودية

ندعوكم للانضمام إلينا في ندوة ننظمها بالتعاون مع هيومان رايتس فرست في الـ 13 من مايو 2015 الساعة 3:45 مساءًا في مبنى رايبورن في واشنطن. تتناول حلقة النقاش التمييز الممنهج المستمرّ ضدّ المرأة في المملكة العربية السعودية. .سيتم التطرّق لعدة مواضيع منها قانون ولاية الأمر, وقانون الأسرة, و حظر قيادة السيارة

ADHRB Joins Letter to Saudi-led Coalition on IHL Violations in Yemen

Last week, ADHRB joined a group of five NGOs in a letter to King Salman of Saudi Arabia requesting that the Saudi-led coalition observe international humanitarian law and principles of medical impartiality as it conducts hostilities in Yemen. Find the text of the letter below, and the full letter here. — H.R.H. King Salman bin[…]

Upcoming Event: Discrimination Against Women in Saudi Arabia

Please join Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) and Human Rights First on 13 May 2015 at 3:45 PM in Room 2456 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC for a discussion on the ongoing discriminatory practices the government of Saudi Arabia uses against women in the country. The event panel will include[…]