Author Archives: abbas

Bahrain: Allegations of Severe Prisoner Abuse

(Beirut) – Bahraini authorities should order an independent investigation into allegations that security forces used... more

Amnesty International Urgent Action – Bahrain: Sheikh ‘Ali Salman’s trial resumes

The trial of leading opposition figure Sheikh ‘Ali Salman resumed on 22 April in Bahrain.... more

Bahrain: 16-year-old boy latest reported victim of ongoing practice of enforced disappearance

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expresses grave concern over the ongoing practice of... more

Bahrain: Authorities prevent Abdulhadi and Salah Al-Khawaja from attending the funeral and mourning of their brother

Once again the government of Bahrain denies political activists and human rights defenders the right... more

صحيفة “بيلد” الألمانية: الصفحات المظلمة لسباق “الفورمولا” في البحرين… تعذيب وتعسف

فون أنتجي شيبمان، صحيفة بيلد ترجمة مرآة البحرين يحل نجوم الفورمولا 1 ومنهم سيباستيان فيتيل... more

Behind the Rhetoric: Human Rights Abuses in Bahrain Continue Unabated

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report reviews the current human rights situati on in Bahrain, a small... more

ADHRB, Formula One Reach Agreement on Human Rights Framework for Bahrain

Following Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain’s (ADHRB) successful mediation of a complaint to... more

Why Is Bahrain’s Government Afraid of a Tweet?

 I am on trial for saying what everyone knows: Bahraini authorities are turning a blind... more

Open Letter from Nabeel Rajab to President Obama

From: Nabeel Rajab President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights Isa Town Detention Center... more

End Reprisals Against Leading Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab

13 April 2015 – We in the Bahrain and international human rights NGO community condemn... more