---
title: "NGOs Invite States to Sign UN Joint-Statement on Bahrain"
slug: "ngos-invite-states-to-sign-un-joint-statement-on-bahrain"
post_type: "post"
published_at: "2015-09-25T15:58:40+01:00"
modified_at: "2023-04-03T11:08:21+01:00"
author: "CIHRS"
url: "https://cihrs.org/ngos-invite-states-to-sign-un-joint-statement-on-bahrain/?lang=en"
category:
  - "United Nations Human Rights Council"
country:
  - "Bahrain"
  - "Gulf Cooperation Council countries"
---

# NGOs Invite States to Sign UN Joint-Statement on Bahrain

The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy alongside 16 NGOs today voiced our support for the UN joint-statement on human rights in Bahrain. The joint-statement, delivered by Switzerland at the 30th session of the UN Human Rights Council, was co-signed by 33 countries, including 19 EU states and the United States.

The NGOs invite states who have not signed to do so. The joint-statement remains open for additional signatories until the end of the Human Rights Council session on 2 October 2015. We call on those who have signed to continue exerting collective pressure for human rights progress in Bahrain.

Read the letter below: