Author Archives: abbas

Bahrain: 75 days to Receive Report on Cause of Death

The family of Abdulaziz Al-Abbar has agreed to receive his body after 130 days of... more

UN Special Rapporteur on Torture gives a speech about torture in Bahrain

Video statement on Bahrain given by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Juan Mendez on... more

HRW: Bahrain: Award-Winning Photographers Targeted

‘This Will Teach You Not to Take Photos’ (Beirut) – Authorities in Bahrain are arbitrarily... more

Bahrain: Escalating Repression of the Limited Public Authority

“People are equal in human dignity, and citizens are equal before the law in public... more

GCC ministers cancel EU meeting after criticism of Bahrain's human rights record

  Foreign ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have reportedly cancelled an upcoming meeting... more

Bahrain: Enforced Disappearance of Mustafa Bahar

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses grave concern over the wellbeing of Mustafa Bahar, who has... more

HRW: Bahrain: Gunshot Deaths Require Swift Investigation

14-Year-Old Boy Killed by Birdshot is the Tenth Since 2011 June 12, 2014 (Beirut) –... more

Front Line Defenders: Bahrain – Interrogation of human rights defender Mr Youssef Ahmed Abdel Rasool amidst ongoing harassment of BYSHR members

On 10 June 2014, Mr Youssef Ahmed Abdel Rasool was summoned by criminal prosecution authorities... more

Joint Statement on Bahrain at Human Rights Council 26th Session

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights welcomes the joint statement about Bahrain read out at... more

Locked Inside A Nightmare: A Joint BCHR and BYSHR Report On Prisons

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights and the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights publish... more