Ali al-Dubisi Delivers Item 3 Oral Intervention at HRC28

On 13 March, founder & executive director of the European Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR), Ali al-Dubisi delivered an Item 3 oral intervention (Arabic) at the 28th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item 3 on behalf of ADHRB & ESOHR. Please continue reading for a full translation of his remarks or click here to download[…]

ADHRB & ESOHR Condemn Saudi Government’s Continued Travel Ban on Samar Badawi

13 March 2015 In honor of International Women’s Day and its slogan, “Empowerment of Women – Empowerment of Humanitarians: Let’s imagine together!”, and in light of the 28th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council that began on 2 March 2015, the European Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR) and Americans for Democracy &[…]

ADHRB Publishes Report on Saudi Arabia’s Judiciary

10 March 2015 – Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain is pleased to announce the publishing of a new report entitled The Pretense of Progress–a shadow report on the implementation of Saudi Arabia’s recommendations from the Special Rapporteur on the Judges and lawyers. The report is available for download here. The foreword of the report is available[…]

Event Summary: Criminal Justice & Human Rights in Saudi Arabia

10 March 2015 – Geneva, Switzerland – Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), in conjunction with the Bahrain Institute for Human Rights, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Pen International, the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, the European Saudi Organisation for Human Rights and Human Rights First, hosted an event at the 28th session[…]

The Cognitive Dissonance at the Heart of American Diplomacy

Husain Abdulla 9 March 2015 Secretary of State John Kerry has certainly earned the right to speak before the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, Switzerland. As a US Senator and now Secretary of State, he has promoted human rights and the expansion of freedom in authoritarian nations. Therefore, when Secretary Kerry remarks, “When people[…]