Category Archives: Attacks on activists
Bahrain 2015: Human Rights Violations From Practice To Policy
The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) publishes today its Annual Report on Human Rights... more
UN expert calls on Bahrain to release woman rights defender and stop persecuting defenders
GENEVA – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Michel... more
BCHR Hosts Panel Discussion On the Anniversary of Bahrain’s Uprising In Berlin
In a joint effort between the Bahrain Center of Human Rights (BCHR), European-Bahraini Organisation for... more
Bahrain: Travel ban of human rights defender Nabeel Rajab must be overturned so family can travel for medical assistance, say NGOs in letter to King
His Majesty Sheikh Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain Fax: +973 176 64... more
Further Harassment of Human Rights and Political Activists
Today, 31 December 2015, Bahraini authorities summoned five prominent activists for interrogation over speeches they... more
Bahrain: Human rights defender Mohammed Al-Maskati faces prison if his sentence is upheld in December; NGOs call for his sentence to be overturned
Outspoken Bahraini human rights defender Mohammed Al-Maskati faces six months in prison if an appeals... more
منظمات غير حكومية تدين سجن وإسقاط جنسية الصحافي البحريني احمد الموسوي
25 نوفمبر 2015 – أصدر القضاء البحريني الاثنين الماضي حكماً بمعاقبة المصور الصحافي البحريني السيد... more
BCHR Joins Campaign to Mark Zainab Al-Khawaja’s Birthday with Call to Keep her Free
On 21 October 2015, human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja could mark her 32nd birthday by... more
Al-Singace Protest Hits 200 Days, NGOs Demand His Release
7 October 2015 – Today marks the 200th day of Bahraini prisoner of conscience Dr... more
Dr Abduljalil al-Singace hunger strike hits 160 days, 41 NGOs call for immediate release
27 August 2015, London – Bahraini prisoner of conscience Dr Abduljalil al-Singace today hits a... more