Category Archives: International Days

Gender & Nationality-Based Wage Discrimination is Common in Bahrain & the Government Should Address It

According to the 2021 Global Gender Gap Report, prepared annually by the World Economic Forum,... more

On the International Day of Democracy: Bahrain has to Reinstate legality to political societies

The political structure in Bahrain, although it has changed in image, with the establishment of... more

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

Today, August 30th, marks the UN International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. Enforced... 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

UN International Day of Parliamentarism

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

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

Today, June 26th marks the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. It... more

Did I Really Grow into This Woman? Part 1

By Asma Darwish, Head of Advocacy at Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), AAWE member... more

On Press Freedom Day: No to laws that violate freedoms

Bahrain ranked 168 in the 2021 World Press Freedom Index according to Reporters Without Borders.... more

Trade Unionism in Bahrain: Restrictions, Violations, and Attempts to Mold and Infiltrate

The political and labor scenes have always been intertwined in Bahrain. Political grievances have been... more

Bahrain has to unveil the complete truth about the events surrounding gross human rights violations

The International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and... more