Author Archives: abbas

Bahrain: Wa’ad calls for solidarity against its dissolution

Farida Ghulam, the wife of Ebrahim Sharif, the former secretary-general of Bahraini opposition group National... more

Suppressing Dissent and Sustaining Impunity – Torture in Bahrain 2015-2016

In light of Bahrain’s upcoming review by the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT), the Bahrain... more

BCHR Discussing HRD Issues in Bahrain at the Pre-Session ahead of UPR 2017

On 6 April 2017, Bahrain Center for Human Rights took part in the pre-session event... more

Arming autocrats: How Trump sold out Bahrain’s human rights

Five billion dollars, 19 fighter jets and some armaments, representing less than a thousandth of... more

FAMILY SAYS IMPRISONED BAHRAIN ACTIVIST UNDERGOES SURGERY

The family of an imprisoned activist in Bahrain says he has undergone surgery for bleeding... more

For Trump, a Focus on U.S. Interests and a Disdain for Moralizing

WASHINGTON — As the world recoiled at the televised images of lifeless children in the... more

US and Russia Clash Over US Attempt to Debate Rights at UN

UNITED NATIONS — The United States and Russia clashed Monday over a U.S. attempt to... more

Tough Love for Bahrain

  9 shares   A   What happens if you make legal protest impossible? In... more

Washington’s Dilemma As Bahrain Snuggles Up To Putin

This year, while Putin’s regime committed war crimes in Syria, the king of Bahrain visited... more

Open Letter to UN Committee against Torture

BAHRAIN : time to address systematic torture              OPEN LETTER to the CAT     Bahrain Center... more