THE OBSERVATORY: BAHRAIN: The UN finds the detention of Nabeel Rajab as...
Paris-Geneva, November 27, 2013. The detention of Mr. Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) and Deputy Secretary General of FIDH, was characterised as arbitrary by the...
View ArticleAmnesty Int'l: Bahrain: End prison ordeal for Nabeel Rajab immediately
Bahrain’s authorities must immediately release Nabeel Rajab, a prominent human rights activist jailed for taking part in an anti-government protest last year, said Amnesty International.Nabeel Rajab,...
View ArticleAmnesty Int'l: Bahrain: Human rights activist arrested for speech: Hussain Jawad
UA: 318/13 Index: MDE 11/056/2013 Bahrain Date: 26 November 2013Bahraini human rights activist Hussain Jawad was arrested on 24 November at a police station south of the capital, Manama, while lodging...
View ArticleFront Line Defenders: Bahrain: International Human Rights Organisations Call...
Front Line Defenders joined other international and Bahraini human rights organisations in calling for the release of Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab in a new video released by the Bahrain...
View ArticleBahrain: Urgent Appeal: Imprisoned political leader Abdulwahhab Hussain Still...
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights reiterates its calls to provide the imprisoned political leader Abdulwahab Hussain with adequate medical care urgently. One month after releasing the first BCHR...
View ArticleI've Been Forced into Exile for Defending Human Rights in My Home Country,...
I am not going back to my country. It was one of the hardest decisions I have ever made. But I made it to continue doing the work that matters most to me: documenting the human rights violations in...
View ArticleThe Observatory: Bahrain: The court's decision not to grant Nabeel Rajab an...
Paris-Geneva, December 4, 2013. Two days ago, the Bahraini Court of Appeals refused to grant Mr. Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) and Deputy Secretary General of...
View ArticleBBC: Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab denied early release
BBC-A Bahraini court has rejected a request for early release from the jailed human rights activist, Nabeel Rajab.A judicial source told the AFP news agency Mr Rajab's lawyers had argued he was...
View ArticleRSF's Letter to US Defense Secretary ahead of Manama Dialogue
Reporters Without Borders wrote to US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on December 2 to share its concerns about freedom of information in Bahrain ahead of his visit to the kingdom for the December 6-7...
View ArticleBahrain: Detained Photographer Hussein Hubail Brought To Court Amid...
Despite the Authories’ claim of respecting freedom of expression, Hubail and Al-Noaimi before court on the charge of ‘inciting hatred against the regime through social media’ The Bahrain Center for...
View ArticleMandela, The United States, And Bahrain
by: Brian Dooley, Director, Human Rights First's Human Rights Defenders ProgramPublished on: huffingtonpost.com As the eulogies for Nelson Mandela begin to appear it's the perfect moment to reflect on...
View ArticleBahrain: Imprisoned human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja harassed while...
The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) express their grave concern over the health status of imprisoned Bahraini human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja...
View ArticleBHRRC: Businesses across the Middle East must put human rights above the...
In December 2013, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre launched its first briefing on Business & Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa. Download full briefing in English...
View ArticleBahrain: Another Activist Subjected to Enforced Disappearance : Environmental...
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses grave concern over escalating attacks on human rights defenders as yet another defender is arrested.At dawn on 15 December 2013, the home of environmental...
View ArticleBahrain: Attack on Freedom of Expression Continues as AlSalman is Charged...
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses grave concern in regards to the continued targeting of freedom of expression and religious freedom by authorities in Bahrain. Maytham AlSalman, the Head of...
View ArticleAmnesty Int'l: Bahrain: Further information: Prisoner of conscience’s...
URGENT ACTIONThe detention of Bahraini human rights activist Hussain Jawad was extended by 30 days by the Public Prosecutor on 10 December following investigation of new charges against him including...
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Amnesty Int'l: Bahrain: Halt detention, abuse and torture of children
Children are being routinely detained, ill-treated and tortured in Bahrain, said Amnesty International in a new briefing published today. Scores of children arrested on suspicion of participating in...
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The accidental activist: Maryam al-Khawaja
WHY YOU SHOULD CAREAgainst all odds, young Maryam al-Khawaja is taking her fight for democracy and human rights in Bahrain to the international stage. Meet hope personified.It’s hard not to watch the...
View ArticleAmnesty: Halt Detention, Abuse And Torture Of Children
Children are being routinely detained, ill-treated and tortured in Bahrain, said Amnesty International in a new briefingpublished today. Scores of children arrested on suspicion of participating in...
View ArticleNGOs Submit Letter of Allegation Concerning The Detention Of Journalist...
Mr Frank La RueSpecial Rapporteur On The Promotion And Protection Of The Right To Freedom Of Opinion And Expression Mr Juan MéndezSpecial Rapporteur On Torture And Other Cruel, Inhuman Or Degrading...
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