Author Archives: abbas

Urgent Appeal: Activist Rajab hospitalized

Five others await proper treastment as a result of attack by state military forces

6th September... more

Political societies face new criticism

Gulf Daily News - 6 September 2005 By ABDULRAHMAN FAKHRI

POLITICAL societies were criticised yesterday by a... more

UN Model questionnaire to be completed by persons alleging torture or their representatives

Model questionnaire to be completed by persons alleging torture or their representatives Information on the... more

Freedom in the World – Bahrain (2005)

Freedom House - 28 July 2005

Political Rights: 5 Civil Liberties: 5 Status: Partly Free Population: 700,000 GNI/Capita: $11,130 Life... more

Bahrain: Investigate Police Beatings- Attack Follows Decrees Closing Political Society, Independent Rights Center

Human Rights Watch

(Washington, July 22, 2005) — The Bahraini government should immediately investigate security personnel... more

Workshop on Political Pluralism and Electoral Processes in the Middle East and North Africa

Italy - Venice - 21-23 July 2005

Intervention by Abdulhadi Alkhawaja, president , Bahrain center for... more

Amnesty: Use of force against demonstrators

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Public Statement AI Index: MDE 11/003/2005 (Public) News Service No: 196

Amnesty International is deeply disturbed... more

Front Line Human Rights Defenders beaten in Bahrain

Front Line - 16 July 2005

Front Line is seriously concerned by the reported assault... more

Washington Post: In Bahrain, Doubts About Reform

Washington Post - 24 June 2005 By Nora Boustany

When King Hamad bin Isa Khalifa of Bahrain... more

Conclusions and recommendations of the Committee against Torture: Bahrain

CAT/C/CR/34/BHR. (Concluding Observations/Comments) COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE Thirty-fourth session 2-20 May 2005 CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES... more