Today, 16 December 2024, Danish-Bahraini human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja has endured 5,000 days of arbitrary detention in Bahrain. We, the undersigned, condemn Bahrain for the arbitrary detention and brutal …
TAE’THIR CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
T H E M E “Resisting Defeatism” Humanity has endured endless tests throughout the recent decades, with the past year proving particularly devastating. The ongoing genocidal wars in Gaza and …
57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council:
‘Leadership still matters’: Resolutions on Yemen and Sudan adopted; Saudi Arabia loses bid for membership to the Human Rights Council
Saudi Arabia, the government of Yemen and other governments from the Arab region, including Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), succeeded in censoring any and all discussion on atrocities …
Bahrain: Joint Letter on Human Rights Priorities to All Member States of the United Nations General Assembly
Your Excellencies, During the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79), we urge you to raise human rights priorities in Bahrain, including concerns about the continued arbitrary …
Bahrain: Joint letter on Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace as he exceeds three years on hunger strike
King of Bahrain, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Your Majesties, We write to you urgently on 8 July …
Bahrain: Joint Letter on Human Rights Situation to Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Your Excellencies, Ahead of and during the upcoming 56th Session of the Human Rights Council, we urge you and your delegation to raise concerns over the human rights situation in …
Priorities of the human rights movement amid a region in crisis and a crumbling international order
Conclusions of the 27th Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement The future of human rights in the Arab region faces a compounded crisis. On the one hand, the ability …
55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council: Between Palestine and Ukraine
Double-standards and silence in the face of atrocities are eroding the UN rights system
On 5 April, the longest session in the history of the United Nations Human Rights Council came to an end. Over a six-week period, UN member states debated and voted …
Joint Statement Marking Human Rights Defender’s 1,000-Day Hunger Strike
King of Bahrain, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Your Majesties, We, the undersigned, call your immediate attention to …
Rights Groups Letter to F1 CEO Ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix
20 Years of Sportswashing
Dear Stefano Domenicali, We, the undersigned organisations, are writing to renew our concerns about Bahrain’s use of the F1 Grand Prix to “sportswash” the country’s dire human rights record. As …