Category Archives: Attacks on activists

FIDH and OMCT: Call for the immediate release of human rights defender Nabeel Rajab

Re: Call for the immediate release of arbitrarily detained human rights defender Mr. Nabeel Rajab according... more

Bahrain: Lawyer mandated by international human rights NGOs denied entry to Bahrain to observe the trial of human rights defender Naji Fateel

November 15, 2013. While the appeals trial of human right defender Naji Fateel is due... more

Bahrain: Intensified judicial harassment faced by Mr. Mohammed Al-Maskati and other members of BYSHR

New information BHR 003 / 0613 / OBS 052.1 Judicial harassment Bahrain October 31, 2013 ... more

Bahrain: Citizenship Revoked for 31 Individuals In Act of Retribution for Freedom of Expression

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses its concern over the authorities continued attacks on... more

Bahrain: After Criticizing the Performance of the Special Investigation Unit, the Acting Vice-President of the BCHR is Summoned By the Public Prosecutor

Said Yousif Al-Muhafdha was summoned on 5th November to testify on torture and ill-treatment complaints,... more

Amnesty Int’l: Bahrain: Opposition leader denied medical treatment

Further information UA: 139/11 Index: MDE 11/052/2013 Bahrain Date: 10 October 2013 URGENT ACTION Dr... more

Messages from imprisoned and targeted human rights defenders in Bahrain

Speech of Said Yousif AlMuhafdah – Acting Vice President of the Bahrain Center for Human... more

Amnesty Int’l: Bahrain: 15 years’ imprisonment for opposition activist: Naji Fateel

URGENT ACTION Bahraini human rights activist Naji Fateel was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment on... more

End targeting of human rights defenders and political dissidents in Bahrain!

  The undersigned human rights organizations are deeply concerned about the unfair sentences which are... more

Bahrain- Verdict expected on 29 September in case of Human Rights Defender Naji Fateel by court that fails to live up to fair trial standards

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