Category Archives: Attacks on activists
30 days detention for Human Rights defender and Al Wefaq leading member, Nizar Al Qari
Update: Al Qari was released after serving 20 days of his 30 days sentence Nizar... more
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS UNDER THREAT – A SHRINKING SPACE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY
On Tuesday 16 May, Amnesty International launched its new global campaign BRAVE to bring attention to the attacks on... more
Bahrain: Postponed verdicts violate Nabeel Rajab’s fair trial rights
Today’s Court decision to postpone Nabeel Rajab’s case is a travesty of justice, the Bahrain... more
BAHRAINI OPPOSITION MEMBER AT RISK OF TORTURE: NIZAR AL-QARI
On 5 May, Nizar al-Qari, a member of the opposition party al-Wefaq, was arrested and... more
Widespread Reprisals against Activists Ahead of UPR
Bahraini authorities have initiated a new campaign of reprisals against political activists, human rights defenders,... more
Bahrain bars civil society from participating in the UPR review
Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) is highly concerned about the recent move by the... more
Foreign Office silent over alleged UK training of Bahraini forces’ shooting of teenager
Mustafa Hamdan dies of head wound after police shooting by security forces trained and overseen... more
Bahrain Regime Targets Families of Dissidents in Fresh Reprisals
Maybe Washington’s allies in the Bahraini regime learned the art of reprisals from their old... more
Human Rights Activist: Bahrain, Backed by U.S., is Targeting My Family
In early March, a group of masked men accompanied by police officers arrested my brother-in-law in Bahrain. Three... more
HRC 34: Swiss Intervention, General debate (item 4)
On 14 March at the 34th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland... more