On 26th March 2024, ADHRB delivered an intervention at the United Nation Human Rights Council session 55 under item 6 during the General debate. ADHRB raised concerns about Bahrain’s failure in adhering to the recommendations of the UPR. Despite the Bahraini government’s pledge to abide by the recommendations of the Fourth Universal Periodic Review, we[…]
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Mar
Mar
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) published today the opinion it adopted on 16 November 2023 during its 98th session concerning four elderly Bahraini opposition leaders. These Bahraini leaders were arbitrarily arrested and subjected to countless human rights violations including torture, enforced disappearances, prolonged solitary confinement, denial of phone contacts and visits,[…]
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Mar
Mar
On 15th March 2024, ADHRB delivered an intervention at the United Nation Human Rights Council session 55 under item 3 during the General debate. ADHRB drawed the attention to Bahrain’s recent escalation in summoning and arresting participants in pro-Palestine protests across the country, including minors. We draw attention to Bahrain’s recent escalation in summoning and[…]
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Feb
Feb
Before the commencement of the 55th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) on 26 February 2024, ongoing human rights violations in Bahrain have been exposed. This is despite the government’s vigorous efforts to conceal these violations, particularly the freedom of opinion and expression, by claiming superficial reforms before the international community. However, monitoring the[…]
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Nov
Nov
Since the start of the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip on 7 October 2023, demonstrations have continued in various Arab and international cities denouncing what UN experts described as a “genocide and ethnic cleansing”, to which defenseless civilians are subjected through the criminal bombing and ongoing Israeli massacres on the besieged Strip, which has[…]
