Category Archives: News and Statements

Tortured & then executed: Ali Al Arab & Ahmed Al Malali

The death penalty is a punishment that has been fairly uncommon prior to the Arab... more

Families of prisoners in Bahrain deserve to celebrate Eid with their sons

  The Bahraini authorities must end their campaign against all those who voice dissent and... more

On Nelson Mandela Day, BCHR: The struggle is for a better Bahrain

Today, July 18th, marks Nelson Mandela International Day. It is on this day that we... more

Prisoner Dr. Abdul-Jalil Al-Singace begins a hunger strike, and the authority remains silent

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses its concern about the health condition of the... more

BCHR in the World Movement for Democracy’s 10th General Meeting

On the 7th and 8th of July of this year, the Bahrain Center for Human... more

UN International Day of Parliamentarism

Last Wednesday, June 30, was the UN International Day of Parliamentarism. On this day, we... more

They are not just numbers!

Ramadan falls this year in Bahrain with a wave of releases of detainees who have... more

BCHR welcomes the release of the eldest political prisoner in Bahrain

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) is glad to know that the eldest political... more

Ten years on, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja is still in prison

Today, April 9th marks the tenth anniversary of the arrest of the prominent human rights... more

BCHR welcomes the release of tens of prisoners and awaits the release of Mohammed Hassan Jawad

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) welcomes the release of tens of prisoners and... more