ADHRB, CIVICUS, and ESOHR Submit Joint Submission to Saudi Arabia’s 3rd Universal Periodic Review

Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) in cooperation with CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation and European Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR) put forth a Joint Submission for Saudi Arabia’s 3rd Universal Periodic Review. In this document, CIVICUS, ESOHR, and ADHRB examine the Government of Saudi Arabia’s compliance with its international human[…]

ADHRB and ESOHR Submit Joint Submission to Saudi Arabia’s 3rd Universal Periodic Review

Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) in cooperation with European Saudi Organisation for Human Rights (ESOHR) put forth a Joint Submission to Saudi Arabia’s 3rd Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This Joint Submission concerns the excessive and extrajudicial use of force against demonstrators, peaceful protesters, and dissidents, including the use of the death penalty. Since its[…]

ADHRB, ISHR, GCHR, and FIDH Submit Joint Submission to Saudi Arabia’s 3rd Universal Periodic Review

Americans for Democracy & Human Rights (ADHRB) in cooperation with International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR), and the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) have put forth a Joint Submission to Saudi Arabia’s 3rd Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This joint submission highlights the risks that human right defenders face within[…]

Analysis of the Fifth Annual Report of the Bahraini National Institution for Human Rights

Introduction and Summary Click here for the full analysis. On 28 March 2018, Bahrain’s National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR; also referred to as the B-NIHR and BNIHR) submitted its 2017 annual report “on the Progress Achieved in the Human Rights Situation” to the king. It is the NIHR’s fifth annual report since its establishment[…]

ADHRB’s Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination for Bahrain’s List of Issues Prior to Reporting

Ahead of Bahrain’s review by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the United Nations (UN) body that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) submitted an advance report for the List of Issues Prior to Reporting (LOIPR)[…]