Author Archives: abbas
Amnesty Int’l: Bahrain: Activists’ sentences to be reviewed
URGENT ACTION The Court of Cassation in Bahrain is set to rev iew the verdict... more
Amnesty Int’l: Bahrain: Release leading rights activist at risk of death from hungerstrike
29 March 2011 A leading Bahraini human rights defender serving a life sentence for his... more
Nine human rights organisations raise freedom of expression demands with Arab League
(ANHRI/IFEX) - 29 March 2012 - The following is an appeal to the Arab League... more
Front Line: HUNGER STRIKE FOR FREEDOM- Human rights defender Abdulhadi Al- Khawaja enters 50th day of hunger strike
PRESS RELEASE - 28 MARCH 2012 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On 29th March leading Bahraini... more
Front Line: New charges brought against human rights defender Mr Naji Fateel
27 March 2012 On 21 March 2012, the Bahraini public prosecution brought new charges against... more
Whitewashing the regime: Bahrain, press freedom paradise?
by Farah Wael Inspired by events in Tunisia and Egypt, the people of Bahrain took... more
BCHR report on human rights violations since the BICI Report
26 March 2012 BCHR publishes today its new report Post BICI Report, presenting the main... more
Bahraini security forces continue to engage in systematic torture in formal detention centers, and others informal
The general prosecutor is still involved in hiding the torture of detainees and does not... more
FIDH: Women and the Arab Spring : Taking their place?
Bahrain Demands for democratic reforms erupted in February 2011 and immediately faced violent repression. Women... more
PHR: Proving Torture Allegations: Trouble with Bahraini Trial Continues
by Abdulrazzaq al-Saiedi on March 12, 2012 Twenty medical professionals in Bahrain continue to fight... more