US Must Maintain Restrictions, Push for Reforms Following Bahrain Interior...
14 July 2017 – Bahrain’s Minister of Interior, Lt. General Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, visited Washington, DC this week to discuss security cooperation with a number of American officials,...
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Mixed Signals from Nominee for US Ambassador to Bahrain
Mr. Justin Hicks Siberell 12 September 2017 – The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (SFRC) this morning held a hearing to consider the nomination of Justin Hicks Siberell to be the...
View ArticleBahrain Postpones Nabeel Rajab’s Appeal against Two-Year Prison Term
Update: On 26 October 2017, ADHRB received reports that Bahraini authorities transferred Nabeel Rajab from the Ministry of Interior (MOI) police clinic, Al-Qala’a, to Jau Prison, the kingdom’s main...
View ArticleTrump Administration authorizes new arms sales to GCC states despite...
On 13 and 16 October 2017, the United States Government approved the sale of weapons worth $371.6 million to Kuwait, stating that the sale “will contribute to the foreign policy and national security...
View ArticleADHRB Welcomes House Resolution Declaring US Involvement in Yemen Unauthorized
14 November 2017 – The United States (US) House of Representatives passed on 13 November 2017 a resolution stating that American military support to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen is not authorized...
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ADHRB and Amnesty International Host Panel Discussion: “US–Bahrain Security...
Today, 29 November 2017, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain and Amnesty International hosted a panel discussion titled “US–Bahrain Security Cooperation: Risks & Opportunities...
View ArticleSaudi-led Coalition’s Actions in Yemen Come Under Increasing US Scrutiny
On 6 December, United States President Donald Trump issued a brief statement in which he called on the Government of Saudi Arabia to end its blockade of Yemen. In his statement, President Trump...
View ArticleSenator Ron Wyden Submits Statement for the Record on the Deteriorating...
Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) welcomes the statement submitted last week by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) for the Congressional Record addressing the deteriorating situation...
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Senate Narrowly Rejects Bill to Withdraw US Support for Saudi-led Yemen War
21 March 2018 – On 20 March 2018, the United States (US) Senate voted narrowly to kill a bipartisan resolution S.J.Res.54 that would withdraw American support for Saudi Arabia’s military intervention...
View ArticleADHRB and NGOs Call on HFAC to Urge Accountability on Khashoggi’s Case
14 March 2019 – Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) and 10 other human rights organizations sent a letter to the leadership of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to undertake...
View Article40 Organizations and Individuals Call on US Congress to Increase Global...
29 March 2019 – Yesterday, on 28 March 2019, 40 organizations and individuals, including Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), sent a joint letter requesting the United States...
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ADHRB Briefing on Capitol Hill: “Systematic Rights Violations in Yemen:...
11 April 2019 – Yesterday, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) hosted an event in Congress on the human rights situation in Yemen. The event, moderated by Bridget Quitter of...
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ADHRB Briefing on Capitol Hill: “Anatomy of a Police State: Systematic...
11 June 2019 – Today, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) held a briefing on Capitol Hill that covered the human rights situation in Bahrain. The briefing specifically looked...
View ArticleSenate Blocks Resolution Disapproving US Arms Sales to Bahrain, But Votes...
13 June 2019 – Today, the United States (US) Senate voted to block a resolution (S. J. Res. 20), introduced by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), which would have disapproved of the proposed sale to the...
View ArticleSenator Ron Wyden Submits Statement for the Record on the Deteriorating...
5 March 2020 – 27 February 2020, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) submitted a statement for the Congressional Record, addressing Bahrain’s crackdown on peaceful protestors. Americans for Democracy & Human...
View ArticleU.S. House Committee Highlights Human Rights Abuses, Lack of Accountability...
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee this week shone a bright light on the egregious and ongoing violations of human rights in Bahrain by calling for “meaningful progress” on human rights in Bahrain...
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