14 September 2018 – On 11 September, the Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) published its “Global Britain: Human Rights and the Rule of Law” report, the thirteenth of the 2017-19 session... Read more
£5 million in UK assistance to Bahrain since 2012 Drastic decline in human rights during that time Executions resumed Death row tripled Peaceful protesters abducted, tortured and sentenced t... Read more
23 May 2017 – The following report was submitted by BIRD to the Committee Against Torture ahead of the 60th session of the CAT. “Victims Suffer, Perpetrators Promoted: No Accountability for... Read more
9 March 2017 – Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) in conjunction with the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) is pleased to announce the releas... Read more
Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), in conjunction with the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), is pl... Read more
7 October 2016 – ARTICLE 19 and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) welcome the opportunity to contribute to the third cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of... Read more
14 September 2016 – In 2011, the Government of Bahrain violently suppressed the country’s peaceful pro-democracy movement. More than half of the population protested structural inequal... Read more
12 July 2016 – On 20 June, Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior revoked the nationality of Sheikh Isa Qassim, the spiritual leader of Bahrain’s Shia community, rendering him stateless.... Read more
15 June 2016 – A report by BIRD on the UK’s relationship with Bahrain, released today, has described British policies in the country as “counter-productive”, “m... Read more
14 June 2016, Washington DC – On 14 February 2011, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Bahrain calling for more democracy and greater political liberties. A majority of Bahrain... Read more
