Author Archives: abbas

Amnesty International Urges Secretary of State Clinton To Reveal Human Rights Commitments Received from Bahrain Crown Prince

Amnesty International USA Press Release For Immediate Release Tuesday, June 7, 2011 (Washington) -- Amnesty... more

UN agency urges Bahrain to re-employ 2,000 workers

Jun 7, 2011 9:56am EDT By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, June 7 (Reuters) - The U.N.... more

Obama urges Bahrain hold rights abusers accountable

Jun 7, 2011 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Bahrain's rulers to hold... more

BYSHR: Bahrain: Crackdown on teachers Society

Ms. Al Salman (Left) and Mr. Abu Dheeb (Right) On 7 June 2011, The first... more

English PEN: Bahrain: Poet and writer arrested; fears for their safety

7 June 2011 English PEN is deeply concerned about the arrests of poet and student... more

ANHRI condemns the ongoing martial courts after the lift of emergency law

Cairo 5 June 2011 ANHRI has condemned today the ongoing martial courts against Bahraini activists... more

Bahrain: State Media Criticizes US, Misquotes UN Official

June 7, 2011 Official Bahraini media outlets have escalated anti-American statements, accusing the Obama administration... more

UN rights chief slams ‘blatant distortion’ in reports of meeting with Bahrain officials

Press briefing note on Bahrain 7 June 2011 Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for... more

UK Foreign Secretary updates Parliament on Middle East and North Africa – Bahrain

07 June 2011 Foreign Secretary William Hague updated Parliament on the Middle East and North... more

The mistreatment of doctors in Bahrain

Accounts of torture and ill-treatment of doctors and medics at detention centers To the left:... more