Bahraini Scholar Dr. Masood Jahroomi Forcibly Deported After Citizenship...
Bahraini Scholar Dr. Masood Jahroomi Forcibly Deported After Citizenship Revocation, as Pattern of Discrimination Continues8 March 2016 – Yesterday, the Government of Bahrain summoned Dr. Masood...
View ArticleAmnesty International: Alarming Spike in Expulsion of Citizens Arbitrarily...
From Amnesty InternationalEleven people could face imminent expulsion from Bahrain tomorrow if their deportation orders are upheld in two separate appeal hearings, as Bahrain’s authorities increasingly...
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Champions for Justice: Victims of Arbitrary Detention
Since the Bahraini government’s violent suppression of the 2011 pro-democracy movement, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy...
View ArticleBahraini Authorities Violate the Right to Privacy and Suppress Freedom of...
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expresses its deep concern at the Bahraini authorities' continuing policy of suppressing an individual's right to freedom of expression and violating the...
View ArticleBahrain: Media Coverage 2016
Bahrain Human Rights updatesCoverage by the media and NGOs around the world The Telegraph02.01.2016Tear gas fired at protesters in Bahrain after Saudi Arabia executes top Shia...
View ArticleUS Department of State on Bahrain
Press StatementMark C. TonerDeputy Department SpokespersonWashington DCFebruary 17, 2016 Five years ago this week, Bahrainis from all backgrounds called for political reforms that would bring greater...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament: the Case of Mohammed Ramadan
Bahrain: the case of Mohammed RamadanPress release February 4, 2016The European Parliament calls on Bahrain, and in particular His Majesty Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, to grant Mohammed Ramadan a...
View ArticleUN Readouts
Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone call withH.E. Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa,Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain New York, 16 January 2016 The Secretary-General held a phone...
View ArticleMEPs Write to the EU High Representative to Follow-up on the Human Rights...
Brussels – The European Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (ECDHR), Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), and Justice...
View ArticleNGOs Call for the Release of Activist Zainab al-Khawaja
14 March 2016 – Bahraini security forces today raided the house of human rights activist Zainab al-Khawaja and arrested her with her 15 months old son. The undersigned NGOs condemn in the strongest...
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BCHR Side Event at HRC31 : Restrictions to Freedom of Expression and Assembly...
BCHR held a side event on the occasion of the HRC31, focusing on the recent government moves to restrict freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Bahrain.Dr. Taha al Durazi, BHRO, explained that...
View ArticleHuman Rights Council 31st Session, Item 6: General Debate Oral Statement
Mr. President,This statement is delivered by FIDH together with its member organizations the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and Human Rights in China. It is critical for the robust and...
View ArticleBahrain: Stop Deportations of Nationals
From Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – Bahraini authorities have deported five stateless Bahrainis, whom they had previously stripped of their citizenship, since February 21, 2016. Another nine people...
View ArticleUN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Press briefing note on...
From UN OHCHR Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert ColvilleLocation: GenevaDate: 18 March 2016 Subject: BahrainWe are deeply troubled by the arrest on Monday in...
View ArticleUN expert calls on Bahrain to release woman rights defender and stop...
GENEVA – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Michel Forst, today called on the Government of Bahrain to immediately release prominent Bahraini women’s...
View ArticleSheikh Maytham Al Salman Clarifies Blasphemy Laws in Bahrain
In this video, Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman explains the illegitimacy of charges brought against him by the Bahraini authorities.Inter-faith leader, human rights advocate and Columbia Global...
View ArticleFormula 1 Overshadows Human Rights Abuses in Bahrain, Even as They Spike...
By Said Yousif Al-Muhafdah While Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Räikkönen were closing the final lap of the 2015 Formula 1 Grand Prix in Bahrain, and then celebrated with teammates and engineers, they were...
View ArticleImmediate and Impartial Investigation Needed After Death of Teenager
The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) alongside the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the European Centre for...
View ArticleBahrain: Impunity and light sentences for the killers and torturers of...
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) condemns the continued policy of impunity and the lack of accountability for the abusers of human rights in Bahrain, as indicated by several cases during the...
View ArticleEttifaq Football Player Khawouri Split Between the Bitterness of Deportation...
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expresses its concern at the authorities' arbitrary policies, such as the detention of the Bahraini football player from Ettifaq FC, Mahmoud Ahmed Khawouri....
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