An Overview of ADHRB Engagement at the 26th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

In June 2014, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) engaged the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC26) in Geneva, Switzerland to raise awareness of ongoing human rights abuses in Bahrain. ADHRB conducted advocacy meetings with member states, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,[…]

Event Summary: Concrete Steps: The Need for HRC Action on Human Rights in Bahrain

19 June 2014 – Geneva, Switzerland – Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), along with the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), the Bahrain Human Rights Observatory, and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, in coordination with CIVICUS, the Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Freedom House, Reporters without Borders (RSF), Redress,[…]

Event Summary: Slaving Away: Migrant Labor Exploitation and Human Trafficking in the Gulf

Tuesday, 17 June, 2014—Geneva, Switzerland—Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) hosted an event alongside the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council titled, “Slaving Away: Migrant Labor Exploitation and Human Trafficking in the Gulf.” The event, which focused on migrant labor rights and human trafficking in the Gulf Cooperation Council[…]

Upcoming Event: Concrete Steps: The Need for HRC Action On Human Rights in Bahrain

Join us for a discussion on the ongoing and systemic human rights abuses in Bahrain and the government’s failure to live up to their international commitments on human rights.  The esteemed panel will focus on answering the questions “Where to go from here?” and “What can the HRC do to address these continued abuses?”

Upcoming Event: Bahrain: Empty Promises, Crowded Prisons

 Please join Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain, the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights, Civicus, the International Federation for Human Rights, and Human Rights Watch for: