Author Archives: abbas

No Right to Rights: A Report into Human Rights Violations Committed by BAHRAINI Authorities

The most recent constitution of Bahrain defines it as a constitutional monarchy. The King is... more

Bahrain: 115 citizens sentenced in a mass trial

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) condemns the recent judicial verdicts issued by the... more

Bahrain:As appeal case continues, trial observation mission found Nabeel Rajab’s five-year prison sentence followed unfair trial proceedings

  International Trial Observation Mission Report – 21 February 2018 (Publication date: 08 May 2018)... more

Bahrain: Activist Brian Dooley and Danish Parliamentarian Lars Aslan banned from entering the country

April 4 2018: On the seventh anniversary of Abdulhadi Al Khawaja’s arrest, Activist Brian Dooley... more

Bahrain: Tougher Internet dissent regulations would supress the only remaining forum for free speech

26 March 2018: The Bahraini Ministry of Interior said in an official statement yesterday that Bahrain is... more

Side Event at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council: Maytham Al-Salman's statement

Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman, prominent figure of the Human Rights movement in Bahrain, shared a statement... more

2018 International Women’s Day: BCHR asks Bahrain to stop using counter-terrorism laws against women

Documenting human rights violations in a country like Bahrain has become an extremely challenging and... more

Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab sentenced to five more years in prison for tweeting in unfair trial proceedings, according to trial observation mission

Prominent Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to a further five years in... more

The price for speaking out: Nabeel Rajab sentenced to 5 years for tweeting in Bahrain

Beirut-Geneva-Paris, February 21, 2018 – Today in Bahrain, prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, BCHR... more