Category Archives: Discrimination

Social Watch Report 2009: Bahrain: Increasing numbers of millionaires, and impoverished lower class

The impact of globalization on Bahraini people

The Bahrain’s economy is growing, along with... more

Sectarianism ‘threat to Bahrain’s stability’ says report

Sectarianism 'threat to Bahrain's stability' says report Mazen Mahdi, Foreign Correspondent Last Updated: December... more

FT Report:Talk of reform but still much to do

By Andrew England Published: November 9 2009 17:47 | Last updated: November... more

Women in Bahrain to Lobby for Equal Nationality Rights

Women in Bahrain to Lobby for Equal Nationality Rights Written by Rose Foran Published Monday,... more

Reuters: Bahraini Shi’ites complain over settling Sunnis

21 Jun 2009 By Andrew Hammond DUBAI, June 21 (Reuters) - Majority Shi'ite Muslims... more

Human Rights Watch: Bahrain: Labor Reforms a Major Advance

13/5/2009 (Beirut) - Bahrain's revision of its restrictive kafala (sponsorship) system will dramatically improve... more

The Free Movement of Foreign Workers: a positive step towards abolishing the sponsorship system

The Free Movement of Foreign Workers: a positive step towards abolishing the sponsorship system,... more

Bloomberg: Bahrain’s Shiites Demand Equal Rights in Home of Fifth Fleet

May 11 (Bloomberg) -- Unrest among the Shiite Muslim majority in Bahrain, home... more

Bahraini Prisoners neglected in the Saudi Jails without Any Rights to a Fair Trial

22/4/2009 Doubts about the Complicity of the Bahraini Authorities The Bahrain Center for Human Rights... more

Freedom House: Women’s Rights in Bahrain 2009

Nondiscrimination and Access to Justice: 2.2 Autonomy, Security, and Freedom of the Person: 2.6 Economic... more