Author Archives: abbas
HRW: Bahrain: New Associations Law Spells Repression
(Brussels)—New laws and lengthy jail terms for activists have put freedom of association in Bahrainunder severe... more
Bahrain: Concern over Human Rights Defenders Prosecuted and Sentenced to Prison
Geneva-Manama-Paris, 21 June 2013. In Bahrain, human rights defenders are being harassed, arbitrarily detained for months... more
Bahrain- Human rights defender Mohammed Al-Maskati facing reprisals for cooperating with the UN system
The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) and Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) express... more
BAHRAIN: The head of the BYSHR is Facing Charges Related to illegal protests
The Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights (BYSHR) strongly denounce the politically motivated charges brought against human... more
Amnesty Int'l: Bahrain: Jailed activists denied medical treatment
Further information on UA: 139/11 Index: MDE 11/019/2013 Bahrain Date: 14 June 2013 URGENT ACTION... more
BCHR Releases Report Detailing Attacks on Children in Bahrain
The BCHR has released a new report detailing the authorities’ attacks on children, and violations... more
Bahrain: Nasser and Khalid bin Hamad Threaten Bahraini Activists During Protest in Berlin
Nasser and Khalid bin Hamad (Two sons of the king) The Bahrain Centre for... more
Freedom of Assembly in Bahrain: Domestic Law and Practice Violates International Law Obligations
LRWC prepared a brief, endorsed by the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression and the Bahrain... more
Bahrain: As Culture of Impunity Continues, Police Officer Leaks Video Interrogating a Youth
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights is gravely concerned in regards to the authorities in... more
Bahrain: Muneer Habib – Arrested and Tortured Into Making Confessions
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights is following with great concern the arrests of Bahrainis... more