Author Archives: abbas
Top U.S. diplomat presses Bahrain on rights
17 May 2011 14:41 Source: reuters // Reuters WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - A senior... more
RSF: News photographers among crackdown’s latest targets
Published on Tuesday 17 May 2011. Many photographers who have been covering the pro-democracy protests... more
Human Rights First: NEW REPORT: Human Rights Defenders Criticize U.S. Government’s Response to Bahraini Crackdown
May 17, 2011 Washington, D.C. — Following a fact-finding mission to Bahrain earlier this week,... more
URGENT Appeal: Prominent Human Rights Activist Threatened with Rape
16 May 2011 After refusing to apologize on camera to the King: Prominent Human Rights... more
Amnesty International Annual Report 2011: The state of the world's human rights – Bahrain Report
Head of state: King Hamad bin ‘Issa Al Khalifa Head of government: Shaikh Khalifa bin... more
POMED Notes: “Human Rights in Bahrain”
On Friday, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hosted a hearing on the human rights... more
Robert Fisk: Why no outcry over these torturing tyrants?
Saturday, 14 May 2011 by: Robert Fisk independent.co.uk Christopher Hill, a former US secretary of... more
Bahraini women are paying dearly for expressing their views
Dozens are detained in prison facing torture and humiliation for participating in peaceful protests. Bahrain... more
Amnesty International: Bahrain urged to release former military officer
13 May 2011 Bahraini authorities must release or charge a former Bahrain Defence Force officer... more
Norway concerned over the human rights situation in Bahrain
5 May 2011 “I am deeply concerned about the deterioration in the human rights situation... more