ADHRB at HRC39 delivers an oral intervention raising concerns about Bahrain’s SDG progress

On Thursday 13 September, at the 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, ADHRB’s Advocacy Fellow delivered an oral intervention during the Agenda Item 3 Clustered Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteurs on the right to development and on unilateral coercive measures. In the intervention, our Fellow raised concerns about Bahrain’s progress towards[…]

Bahrain Fails to Meet Key UN Goals for Sustainable Development, Evades NGO Questions

17 July 2018 – Yesterday, the Government of Bahrain presented a Voluntary National Review (VNR) of its efforts to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the High-Level Political Forum of the United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), claiming that the kingdom has made significant progress towards the 17 objectives laid out[…]

ADHRB Calls for Urgent Human Rights Reform at Bahrain’s UN Development Review

16 July 2018 – During today’s Voluntary National Review of Bahrain’s progress toward the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the High-Level Political Forum of the United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), in collaboration with Habitat International Coalition of the Housing and Land Rights[…]