Since 2011, independent human rights organizations, including ADHRB, have reported numerous instances of torture and abuse in custody. Bahraini authorities persist in targeting and unfairly prosecuting their critics. Detainees experience physical and psychological torture, face medical neglect, and endure delays in receiving treatment as a form of retaliation, while also being threating their families. A[…]
13
Sep
Sep
On 12th September 2024, ADHRB delivered an intervention at the United Nation Human Rights Council session 57 under item 2 during the General debate. ADHRB demanded immediate release of opposition leaders and human rights defenders. We draw the Council’s attention to the ongoing detention of elderly Bahraini opposition leaders and human rights defenders, imprisoned since[…]
29
Apr
Apr
29 April 2019 – Today, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) sent a letter to President Emmanuel Macron ahead of Macron’s meeting with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa AlKhalifa on Tuesday 30 April 2019. In our letter, we urge Macron to have a frank conversation with King Hamad about Bahrain’s human rights[…]
13
Mar
Mar
13 March 2019 – Today, Clara Sanchez Lopez delivered an oral intervention on behalf of Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) during the Agenda Item 4 General Debate at the 40th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. In her intervention, Lopez called attention to the plight of political[…]
25
Sep
Sep
On Tuesday 25 September 2018, at the 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an oral intervention during the Item 9 General Debate on the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. In the intervention, ADHRB raised concerns over ongoing discrimination perpetrated by the[…]
