Author Archives: abbas

My release is not a sign of change for Bahrain’s regime

When fellow revolutionaries and activists had to flee Bahrain, I was always grateful not to... more

Bahreïn arrête le défenseur des droits de l’homme Nabeel Rajab, des ONG demandent sa libération immédiate

13 juin 2016 – Les forces de sécurité de Bahreïn ont procédé, dans la matinée, ... more

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights criticised increasing Bahrain repression of rights

13 June 2016 – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights today warned that repression... more

Bahrain Arrests Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab, NGOs demand immediate release

13 June 2016- Bahrain security forces arrested leading human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, President of... more

Report on the unannounced Visit to the Jau Rehabilitation & Reformation Center (JRRC)

The Prisoners and Detainees Rights Commission (PDRC) exists to assess the conditions and treatment of... more

Fundamentalism’s impact on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association

In recent years, there has been a perceived rise in the expression of fundamentalism in... more

Bahrain: Lagging Efforts to End Torture

The latest annual report from a Bahrain office tasked with addressing torture and mistreatment of... more

Freed From Prison, Zainab al-Khawaja Flees Bahrain

A political dissident from Bahrain, who was recently released from prison after the government there... more

Within Three Days, Bahrain Courts Revoke Citizenship of 33 People

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) strongly condemns the government of Bahrain’s increasing use... more

Bahrain Authorities Prevent Civil Society Members and Human Rights Defenders from Participating in UN HRC 32

The undersigned NGO’s are seriously alarmed with Bahrain’s imposition of travel bans against human rights... more