Author Archives: abbas

The Human Rights Council Should Act Now to Prevent Further Human Rights Violations in Bahrain

To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council  ... more

Lawyer Al-Tajer: If Government Remains Stubborn it Will Lead Bahrain to the Unknown

Lawyer and rights activist Mohammed al-Tajer said that the Bahraini authorities do not only treat... more

Bahrain: Release Rights Activist, Lift Travel Bans

Bahrain should immediately stop the prosecution of prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, who faces up... more

Letter From a Bahraini Jail

Riffa, Bahrain I write this from a Bahraini jail cell where I have been detained,... more

Bahrain: London stands in solidarity with Nabeel Rajab on his birthday

On 1 September, English PEN joined fellow organisations and friends of human rights defender Nabeel... more

Arrested by a U.S. ally over tweets: NGOs call for freedom of Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab

A prominent human rights activist in a U.S.-allied country faces up to 15 years in... more

Bahrain NGOs Condemn Reprisals against HRDs for UN Engagement

2 September 2016—In the past two weeks, the Bahraini government has prevented a number of... more

Bahrain: Systematic pattern of obstacles to freedom of movement against human rights defenders

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International... more

Coalition: Bahrain should free Nabeel Rajab immediately

Prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, who has been held behind bars in Bahrain for... more

34 organizations calling on the King in Bahrain to release of HRD Nabeel Rajab

2 September 2016 HM Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Office of HM the King... more