Bahrain Bi-Weekly Newsletter: Issue 5

Featured Followers ADHRB features relevant, timely Tweets by its Twitter followers in each newsletter.   Bahrain Court Acquits 21 Medics of Politically-Motivated Charges On March 28, a civilian court in Bahrain overturned the convictions against 21 Bahraini medics who had been convicted and sentenced last year for participating in illegal gatherings during the 2011 Bahrain uprising. While the acquittal of[…]

Bahrain Bi-Weekly Newsletter: Issue 4

Featured Followers ADHRB features relevant, timely Tweets by its Twitter followers in each newsletter.   International Women’s Day Commemorated March 8 marked the 38th anniversary of International Women’s Day, a day when governments around the world are asked by the United Nations to recognize the achievements of women, and to reflect on the role women play[…]

Bahrain Bi-Weekly Newsletter: Issue 3

Featured Followers ADHRB features relevant, timely Tweets by its Twitter followers in each newsletter.   ADHRB Travels to Geneva Ahead of UN Human Rights Council Session During the week of February 18, ADHRB traveled to Geneva, Switzerland, to meet with UN officials, representatives from UN member states, and civil society leaders in advance of the[…]

ADHRB Welcomes Joint Statement on Bahrain by UN Member States

Washington, D.C. – Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) welcomes a joint statement by 44 countries today publicly condemning the ongoing human rights violations in Bahrain. The statement was announced by Switzerland before the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC). This statement—the second to be introduced before the HRC in as many years—received[…]

Bahrain Bi-Weekly Newsletter: Issue 2

Click here to subscribe to the Bahrain Bi-Weekly newsletter Featured Followers ADHRB features relevant, timely Tweets by its Twitter followers in each newsletter. ADHRB Commemorates Two-Year Anniversary of February 14 Protests with Bahraini Activists Mohammed al-Maskati, Maryam al-Khawaja, Jalila al-Salman, and Husain Abdulla in front of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. During the week of February[…]