Category Archives: News and Statements

The death of Abbas Mal Allah, a victim of oppression and medical neglect

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) received, with sadness and sorrow, the news of... more

Urgent call to release Abdul-Hadi al-Khawaja on his 60th Birthday &10th anniversary of his detention

To: United Nations Secretary General and diplomatic Missions United Nations Special Rapporteurs/Targeted Governments (to be... more

60th Birthday Behind Bars: Joint Call for the release of Bahraini activist, Abdul-Hadi al-Khawaja

On 5 April 2021 prominent Bahraini human rights defender Abdul-Hadi al-Khawaja turns 60. A few... more

Coronavirus inside prisons

In light of the recent developments in Bahrain regarding the outbreak of Coronavirus inside prisons,... more

Bahraini human rights groups welcome appointment of Dr. Agnes Callamard as Amnesty International’s Secretary-General

5 Bahraini human rights groups welcomed the appointment of Dr. Agnes Callamard, a leading international... more

Save Prisoners in Bahrain

The Covid-19 pandemic has begun to spread among prisoners in Bahrain, where recently more than... more

Bahrain: The judiciary system is targeting lawyers

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) denounces the unjust sentence against the lawyer Abdullah... more

The European Parliament calls on Bahrain to stop the death penalty

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) welcomes the adoption by the European Union Parliament... more

Bahrain: Covid-19 heralds a humanitarian catastrophe in prisons

At a time when the world is living in an unprecedented state of health in... more

Bahrain Center for Human Rights: Nabeel Rajab’s release was a positive step

13 June 2016 marks the fourth anniversary of the arrest of prominent human rights defender... more