On 17 September 2026, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an intervention during the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, as part of a high-level panel marking the 60th anniversary of the International Covenants on Human Rights. ADHRB highlighted Bahrain’s continued arbitrary arrests of individuals for peacefully expressing[…]
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Sep
Sep
On 9 September 2026, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an intervention during the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, as part of a panel discussion on promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights in the context of addressing inequalities. ADHRB highlighted the former political prisoner Mohamed[…]
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Aug
In August 2026, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) submitted a List of Issues Prior to Reporting (LOIPR) shadow report to the UN Human Rights Committee ahead of Bahrain’s second periodic review under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The report covers seven thematic issues, including discrimination against Shia[…]
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Aug
Aug
Over the past years, Bahraini authorities have increasingly relied on digital surveillance and spyware as tools to target political dissidents, human rights defenders, and journalists, both inside Bahrain and abroad. These practices have been closely linked to campaigns of arrests, prosecutions, and arbitrary sentences affecting dozens of citizens, while opportunities to hold those responsible accountable[…]
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Aug
Aug
We, the undersigned organizations, express grave concern over Bahrain’s escalating campaign of religious persecution targeting the country’s Shia Muslim citizens amid the regional tensions surrounding the recent war with Iran and during the 2026 Ashura season. Since February 2026, Bahraini authorities have reportedly arrested or summoned more than 600 individuals as part of an expanding[…]
