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[…]

NGOs Raise Concerns Regarding the Failure of Bahrain’s Human Rights Mechanisms to Properly Address the Case of Hassan Mushaima

20 August 2018 – As Hassan Mushaima, a septuagenarian prisoner of conscience serving a life sentence in Bahrain, continues to face illegal restrictions on his access to medical care, 10 international NGOs call for full and unrestricted access to medical care in detention for all prisoners of conscience. Concurrently, our organizations raise deep concerns regarding the[…]

ADHRB at HRC36 Event Summary – Bahrain’s Third Cycle UPR Adoption: Civil Society Prescriptions for Implementation and International Accountability

Today, 20 September 2017, at the United Nations (UN) offices in Geneva, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) held a panel discussion on Bahrain and the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process as a side event to the 36th session of the UN Human Rights Council. The panel, titled was moderated by ADHRB’s[…]