Author Archives: abbas
UN experts urge Bahrain to drop charges against women activists
29 December 2014 – A group of United Nations human rights experts are urging the... more
NGOs Condemn Death Penalty Sentence of Mohammed Ramadan and Husain Ali Moosa
30 December 2014 – On 29 December, a Bahraini court sentenced Mohammed Ramadan and Husain... more
NGOs Call for the Immediate Release of Al-Wefaq General-Secretary Shaikh Ali Salman
On 28 December 2014, Bahraini authorities arrested Shaikh Ali Salman, Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq Political Society.... more
Bahrain: The regime takes revenge on peaceful activists – Nader AbdelImam faces a new charge for founding a human rights organisation “Ensaf”
The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights condemn the repressive policies used by the Bahraini authorities... more
Bahrain: NGOs Condemn Refoulement of Ali Haroun
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain... more
NGOs Express Concern that Bahrain Anti-Terrorism Amendment Permits Human Rights Violations
Americans for Democracy for Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Center for Human Rights... more
JOINT STATEMENT: NGOs Express Concern over UK Announcement of Military Expansion in Bahrain
On 5 December 2014, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) announced that a new... more
Human Rights First: Additional Prison Sentences Handed Down to Bahraini Human Rights Defender Zainab Al Khawaja
In response to today’s news that Bahraini human rights activist Zainab Al Khawaja has been... more
Civicus Condemns Draconian Sentencing Of Two Bahraini Activists
Global civil society alliance, CIVICUS, is dismayed over the politically motivated sentences handed down this... more
Index: Bahrain: Zainab Al-Khawaja Sentenced To Additional 16 Months
Bahraini human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja was handed an additional 16 month sentence for insulting... more