Germany’s double standards and Women’s Rights Defenders in Saudi Arabia

“In many parts of the world we are seeing the space for civil society shrinking. In many parts of the world, human rights defenders, journalists and NGOs are being intimidated and harassed. If we are serious about our commitment to human rights, then we need to work for their protection” said Heiko Maas, the German[…]

German Parliamentary Questions Addressing Human Rights Issues in Bahrain

Since 2011 Members of the German Bundestag (MPs), in particular those belonging to left-wing political parties (The Left – Die Linke and The Greens – Bündnis 90/Die Grünen), have posed questions to the German government on at least forty occasions concerning the issue of arms exports and the human rights situation in Bahrain. Following the[…]

Now Hiring: 2020 International Advocacy Internship in Berlin, Germany

Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) is seeking creative, organized, passionate, and hard-working applicants for a full-time six month Advocacy Internship based in Berlin, Germany. We are happy to work with students seeking academic course credit for their work. This is a remote, office-less, and unpaid Internship that reports directly to the[…]

Now Hiring: 2020 International Advocacy Internship in Berlin, Germany

Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) is seeking creative, organized, passionate, and hard-working applicants for a full-time six month Advocacy Internship based in Berlin, Germany. We are happy to work with students seeking academic course credit for their work. This is a remote, office-less, and unpaid Internship that reports directly to the[…]

German Green Party Spokesman Condemns Bahrain’s Elections as a “Farce”

26 November 2018 – On Saturday 24 November, as the Government of Bahrain held the elections for the Consultative Council, its 40-seat lower house of parliament, the spokesman for foreign affairs of Germany’s Green Party, Omid Nouripour, issued a statement condemning the elections as unfree and unfair. In his statement, Mr. Nouripour goes on to[…]