On 4 July 2025, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an intervention during the 59th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. As part of the annual discussion on technical cooperation and capacity-building, ADHRB highlighted the exclusion of independent civil society in the Gulf Cooperation Council states. We welcome this[…]
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Apr
Apr
18 April 2019 – The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) today issued a statement expressing “alarm at the court decision in Bahrain that revoked the nationalities of 138 people after a mass trial” and raising concern that “the court proceedings failed to comply with international fair trial standards.” With this verdict, the[…]
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Oct
Oct
Today, 12 October 2018, United Nations (UN) member states voted to allow Bahrain a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Bahrain ran unopposed, effectively guaranteeing it membership despite an atrocious record of systematic human rights violations, including consistent acts of reprisal against activists for engaging with the HRC itself. Americans for Democracy &[…]
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Jul
Jul
On Thursday 5 July, at the 38th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, ADHRB delivered an oral intervention during the Agenda Item 10 General Debate. The intervention raises concern about Bahrain’s refusal to work and engage with OHCHR and the Human Rights Council’s mechanisms, especially as parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held[…]
05
Jul
Jul
On Thursday 5 July 2018, during the Agenda Item 10 General Debate at the 38th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, ADHRB delivered an oral intervention criticizing Bahrain for refusing to engage with OHCHR and the mandates of the Special Procedures, especially ahead of Bahrain’s upcoming parliamentary elections in the fall. Click here to[…]
