Dr. Hassan al-Amri Delivers Item 3 Oral Intervention at HRC27

On 16 September, Saudi Arabia Lawyer, Hassan al-Amri, delivered an Item 3 oral intervention (Arabic) at the 27th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item 3. Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF. ### Mr. President, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain, together with the Bahrain[…]

Human Rights Activist Nabeel Rajab Delivers Item 4 Oral Intervention for ADHRB at HRC27

On 16 September, prominent human rights defender and President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Nabeel Rajab, delivered an oral intervention at the 27th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item 4 on the situation of human rights abuses in Bahrain. Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF.[…]

BIRD Advocacy Associate Delivers Item 3 Oral Intervention at HRC27

On 16 September, Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy’s Advocacy Associate, Amanda Milani, read a letter from Bahraini child political prisoner, Jehad Sadeq, during an oral intervention at the 27th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva under Item 3. Please continue reading for full remarks or click here to download a PDF. الرجاء الضغط[…]

No Country for Outsiders: Qatar Detains Human Rights Defenders

On 31 August 2014, Krishna Upadhyaya and Ghimire Gundev disappeared from Doha, Qatar, just before they were supposed to board their plane to leave the country. The pair of human rights defenders were in the country researching the plight of migrant workers in the Gulf emirate. Shortly before their disappearance, the researchers communicated to their[…]