Author Archives: abbas

Urgent Appeal: Activist Rajab hospitalized

Five others await proper treastment as a result of attack by state military forces 6th... more

Political societies face new criticism

Gulf Daily News - 6 September 2005 By ABDULRAHMAN FAKHRI POLITICAL societies were criticised yesterday... 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... 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... 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... more

Amnesty: Use of force against demonstrators

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