Articles by Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB)
Saudi Arabia goes above and beyond
Jailing human rights activists for years or decades is nothing new for Saudi Arabia. But the Gulf nation is outdoing itself lately, as it lets dissenters stay in jail well beyond their original sentences.
Bahrain’s campaign of reprisals ahead of UPR
What do you do when the world is about to assess your human rights record? If you are Bahrain, you jail activists, human rights defenders, journalists and lawyers, of course.
Bahraini government on verge of dissolving Wa’ad political society
The justice ministry’s case against Wa’ad, the country’s largest secular, leftist opposition society, is representative of the government’s ongoing suppression of Bahraini political and civil society space.
UAE: Free prominent rights defender Ahmed Mansoor held on speech-related charges
91 NGOs call on UAE to immediately and unconditionally release award-winning human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor
Spike in journalist killings in Mexico spurs international calls for justice
IFEX members around the world denounce the alarming rate of journalist murders in Mexico and demand a thorough evaluation of existing protection mechanisms.
Is F1 taking Bahrain abuses seriously?
The Bahrain Grand Prix will be taking place again this weekend. But will racing fans and Formula 1 pay attention to the repression and deaths going on in the background?
At UNHRC, rights groups highlight deterioration of media freedom in Turkey
Over 70 rights and expression organisations worldwide entreated the UN Human Rights Council’s 34th session to call on Turkey to take immediate steps to address the ongoing free expression crisis in the country.
Six years on: Bahrain’s human rights crisis deepens
Six years ago today began the largest protest movement in Bahrain’s history. Six years on, the situation has regrettably grown increasingly worse.