Voices for the Voiceless: September 2014 Joint Communications Report

When a particular government fails to address the human rights issues plaguing its country, people around the world look to the United Nations to speak on and solve the issues created by government inaction. The UN Charter called for the creation of a Commission on Human Rights, which in turn created the Special Procedures of[…]

Human Rights NGOs Protest Participation of Bahraini #TorturePrince at World Equestrian Games 2014

26 August 2014 – Normandy, France – Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Ligue des droits de l’Homme (LDH) and Actions by Christians for the Abolition of Torture – France (ACAT France), protest against the participation of[…]

World Equestrian Games 2014: NGOs launch campaign against #TorturePrince

As we approach the opening of the World Equestrian Games 2014 set to take place in Normandy, France from the 23 August to 7 September, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Ligue des droits de l’Homme (LDH) and[…]