Category Archives: Attacks on activists

GCHR: Bahrain: Prominent human rights defenders Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja ends his hunger strike

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the news that prominent human rights defender... more

NGOs Express Cautious Optimism over Release of Maryam al-Khawaja

18 SEPTEMBER 2014—GENEVA, SWITZERLAND—Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Institute... more

Bahrain: Human Rights Defender Naji Fateel starts a hunger strike for Freedom

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) express... more

UN experts urge Bahrain to release human rights defender Maryam Al-Khawaja

GENEVA (5 September 2014) – A group of United Nations independent human rights experts has... more

OHCHR: Bahrain: Violations Of Public Freedoms And Targeting Of Human Rights Activists Remain Of Serious Concern

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Date: 5 September 2014... more

REDRESS: Maryam Al­Khawaja: Bahraini Human Rights Defender Must Be Immediately Released

London, 1 September 2014 – REDRESS strongly condemns the detention in Bahrain on Saturday 30... more

How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maryam?

The Bahraini government faces a tricky choice in the coming days as it weighs the... more

THE OBSERVATORY: Denial of entry into Bahrain and arbitrary detention of Ms. Maryam Al-Khawaja

URGENT APPEAL – THE OBSERVATORY BHR 002 / 0914 / OBS 075 Travel restrictions /... more

Amnesty Int’l: Deep concern about arrest of Bahraini female human rights activist

Amnesty International is deeply concerned about the detention of prominent human rights activist, Maryam Al-Khawaja,... more

HRW Dispatches: Time to Stand up for Bahrain’s Dissidents

Many Bahraini activists have borne the brunt of their government’s unjust laws, unfair convictions and... more