Sheikh Isa Qassim: NGOs call on UK, UN, US and EU for Public Action Before 7...
Read the article here. Mr. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State, United StatesBoris Johnson, Foreign Secretary, United KingdomPrince Zeid, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Ahmed Shaheed, UN Special...
View ArticleThe Human Rights Council adopts outcome of Bahrain's UPR
A total of 175 recommendations have been made to Bahrain by the Human Rights Council during Bahrain’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 1 May 2017.The Bahraini delegation in Geneva rejected criticism...
View ArticleBAHRAIN: FIRST CIVILIAN CASE REFERRED TO MILITARY COURT
Bahrain’s authorities have referred a civilian to trial before a military court for the first time since 2011, after the King of Bahrain ratified a disastrous constitutional amendment in April 2017....
View ArticleShared statement on the update of the EU dual-use regulation
Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) together with Access Now, Amnesty, Digitale Gesellschaft, Elektronisk Forpost Norge (EFN), Foundation for Information Policy Research, International Federation...
View ArticleBahrain Denies Entry to Human Rights Watch Representative
(Beirut) – Bahraini authorities denied an entry visa this morning to a Human Rights Watch researcher.In recent years, Bahrain has denied entry to scores of human rights advocates and critical...
View ArticleGerman reporter denied Bahrain visa to cover FIFA congress
Bahraini immigration authorities should grant freelance journalist Robert Kempe a visa and ensure that journalists are able to cover international events in the country, the Committee to Protect...
View ArticleUN torture Committee “concerned at the climate of impunity which prevails in...
May 12, 2017: The United Nations Committee against Torture today issued a strong critique of the Bahrain record on torture. The concluding observations noted “with deep concern” the arbitrary...
View ArticleActivist: 3 Detained in Bahrain over UK Horse Show Protests
Bahrain detained three activists over protests targeting the tiny island nation's king during a royal horse show in the United Kingdom, a fellow campaigner said Saturday.Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, the...
View ArticleUN condemns Bahrain torture, as UK hosts royals – Reprieve comment
The UN Committee Against Torture has urged Bahrain to end the use of torture, and to retry protesters who are facing the death penalty.The UN’s report – released today – comes as the King of Bahrain...
View ArticleU.N. urges Bahrain to end torture, solitary confinement
The United Nations Committee against Torture on Friday called on Bahrain to release prominent activist Nabeel Rajab from more than nine months of solitary confinement and investigate widespread...
View ArticleFirst civilian to be tried in military courts in Bahrain since 2011
In April 2017 the King of Bahrain ratified a constitutional amendment that allows civilians to be tried in military courts. On 9 May 2017 Bahraini authorities referred a civilian to trial before...
View ArticleBAHRAINI OPPOSITION MEMBER AT RISK OF TORTURE: NIZAR AL-QARI
On 5 May, Nizar al-Qari, a member of the opposition party al-Wefaq, was arrested and taken to the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), where he alleges he was deprived of sleep and handcuffed...
View ArticleBAHRAIN: Call for immediate release of Nabeel Rajab, as trial resumes tomorrow
Paris-Geneva, May 15, 2017 -Ahead of two imminent trial hearings, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, an FIDH-OMCT partnership, calls for the immediate and unconditional...
View ArticleBahrain escalates campaign of reprisal
In recent weeks, the Government of Bahrain has substantially escalated its campaign of reprisals against the country’s civil and political societies. So far in the month of May 2017, authorities have...
View ArticleBahrain: Postponed verdicts violate Nabeel Rajab’s fair trial rights
Today’s Court decision to postpone Nabeel Rajab’s case is a travesty of justice, the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said today. BCHR President has been held in detention since his arrest on 2...
View ArticleTop Bahrain activist denied bail: rights group
A leading Bahraini human rights activist was denied bail on Tuesday on charges of writing an editorial critical of the government, a pro-opposition rights group reported.The Bahrain Institute for...
View ArticleBritain’s cash and Bahrain’s firing squads – 5 things we’ve learned
In January 2017, Bahrain carried out the politically-motivated executions of three men – Abbas al-Samea, Sami Mushaima and Ali al-Singace. All were sentenced to death on the basis of forced...
View ArticleHUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS UNDER THREAT – A SHRINKING SPACE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY
On Tuesday 16 May, Amnesty International launched its new global campaign BRAVE to bring attention to the attacks on human rights defenders and activists worldwide. As part of the campaign, Amnesty...
View Article30 days detention for Human Rights defender and Al Wefaq leading member,...
Nizar Al Qari, a member of the leading opposition party Al Wefaq, was arrested on 5 May and taken to the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID). The Bahrain Center for Human Rights are concerned...
View ArticleBahrain: Nabeel Rajab hospitalised and denied bail
On Tuesday the detention of human rights activist Nabeel Rajab was extended once again when Bahraini courts denied his request for bail and postponed the first of his two trials until 30 May.Rajab,...
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