Author Archives: abbas

GCHR: Reprisals against human rights defenders must end and stronger action should be taken to protect them

Human rights defenders undertake legitimate and peaceful human rights work under continuous threats to their... more

Bahrain: Update: Al-Ghasra and 8 Others At Serious Risk For Torture

–Update 26/05/2014— Yesterday, 25 May 2014, Redha Al-Ghasra’s family was able to visit Redha in... more

Bahrain: 11 Year-Old Children And Other Minors Detained

Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses strong concern over the ongoing targeting of minors in... more

Enforced disappearances: UN expert group concerned about the high number of recent cases reported

GENEVA (16 May 2014) – The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances*... more

Amnesty Int’l | Bahrain: must ensure accountability for child killed during a protest

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT 23 May 2014 Index: MDE 11/016/2014   Bahrain must ensure accountability... more

Amnesty Int'l: Bahrain: Openness on human rights, but serious concerns remain

During its latest visit to Bahrain, Amnesty International found encouraging government openness during discussions on... more

Bahrain: BCHR and GCHR Welcome Back Prominent Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab

The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)... more

Bahrain: Yasser Abdulla Khalil at Imminent Risk for Torture

The BCHR expresses grave concern over the expected transfer of Yasser Abdulla Khalil, from the... more

NGOs’ Letter to Permanent Representatives at the UN Human Rights Council

Your Excellency, The undersigned NGOs remain deeply concerned by ongoing serious human rights violations in... more

NGOs' Letter to Permanent Representatives at the UN Human Rights Council

Your Excellency, The undersigned NGOs remain deeply concerned by ongoing serious human rights violations in... more