Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei Delivers Statement on Bahrain at HRC29

On June 24, Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei of the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy participated in an Interactive Dialogue on arbitrary detention and torture at the 29th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF. الرجاء الضغط هنا لقراءة هذه الرسالة باللغة العربي Mr. President,[…]

Nedal Al-Salman Delivers Oral Intervention on Executions in Bahrain at HRC29

On June 22, Nedal Al-Salman participated in an interactive dialogue on arbitrary and extrajudicial executions in Bahrain at the 29th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The intervention was delivered on behalf of Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), and the Bahrain[…]

Newsletter #109

Congressmen Send Letter To Obama Urging Reconsideration Of MNNA Status For GCC Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) strongly supports the recent letter sent to President Barack Obama by Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) and Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) calling for the U.S. government to reconsider designating Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, and the[…]

State Department Releases 2014 Country Reports on Terrorism in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia

Within its Country Report on Terrorism in Middle East and North Africa, the U.S. Department of State assesses the counterterror measures undertaken by Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in 2014. Key among these measures is the implementation of anti-terrorism laws intended to better facilitate the prosecution of terror offenses. In both countries, these laws have given[…]

Upcoming Event at HRC29: Political Prisoners & Human Rights Defenders in Bahrain

Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), along with the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), Amnesty International, the Gulf Center for Human Rights, the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), the Alsalam Foundation, and Human Rights Watch, will be co-sponsoring a side event at the[…]