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