US Commission on International Religious Freedom Releases 2016 Annual Report

On Tuesday, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its annual report detailing the state of religious freedom in the world. Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) welcomes the extensive report describing the conditions for freedom of religion in countries of concern. The chapter on Bahrain details the ongoing[…]

Shattering the Facade: A Report on Bahrain’s Implementation of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI)

16 November 2015 – Washington, DC – The Bahraini government has only fully implemented two, and has not made any progress on eight of the 26 recommendations made by the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) in 2011, finds a new report released today by Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the[…]

RSVP for “Bahrain’s Stalled Path to Reform”

On Monday, 16 November 2015 at 3:30pm EST, ADHRB will host a panel discussion, entitled “Bahrain’s Stalled Path to Reform,” on a new report analyzing Bahrain’s implementation of the recommendations made by the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) since the pro-democracy uprising in February-March 2011. Read on for more information. Click here to RSVP and[…]

ADHRB, BIRD, and BCHR Publish New Report on Shia Discrimination

11 March 2015 – Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain, the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights are pleased to announce the publishing of a new report entitled, “Apart in Their Own Land: Government Discrimination against Shia in Bahrain.” The foreword of the report is available[…]

ADHRB Publishes Report on Saudi Arabia’s Judiciary

10 March 2015 – Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain is pleased to announce the publishing of a new report entitled The Pretense of Progress–a shadow report on the implementation of Saudi Arabia’s recommendations from the Special Rapporteur on the Judges and lawyers. The report is available for download here. The foreword of the report is available[…]