Category Archives: Attacks on activists
Bahrain: Continued judicial harassment, arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of Nabeel Rajab
New information BHR 006 / 0812 / OBS 048.31 Arbitrary detention / Judicial harassment /... more
Bahrain: Human Rights Defenders face terrorism charges and travel bans for their peaceful activism
“Bahrain should immediately release and drop all charges against Nabeel Rajab and four of his ... more
Arbitrary pre-trial detention of Nabeel Rajab set to continue past one year as trials postponed
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) remains deeply concerned about the ongoing pre-trial detention... more
Harassment of various human rights defenders, including excessive use of force, ill-treatment and torture in custody
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of FIDH and the... more
Bahrain: UN Member and Observer States should call on Bahraini authorities to free human rights defender Nabeel Rajab
We, the undersigned, express our deep concern over the continued detention of prominent Bahraini human... more
Bahraini Court Issues Two New Death Sentences Amid Torture Allegations
8 June 2017 – Bahraini courts sentenced two victims of torture to death on Tuesday amid... more
Bahrain must end arbitrary suspension of independent newspaper
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights is among fifteen campaigners who today raised alarm over... more
Zeid calls for investigation of protester deaths in Bahrain
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday called on the... more
Bahrain follows Trump trip with dissent crackdown
Authorities in Bahrain have clamped down on dissent in the wake of US President Donald... more
Urgent Appeal: Rights activists and bloggers are tortured and forced to suspend and resign from their activities
The year 2017 began with many political repercussions in Bahrain and far from any reform... more