Category Archives: Restrictive laws
Assessing the Human Rights Situation in Bahrain: Report on Bahrain's Implementation of its ICCPR Obligations
Bahrain Center for Human Rights presented information to the UN Human rights Committee that has ... more
Terrorising People by the Law of Terrorism:
The «War on Terrorism» is a modern term that has emerged after the events of... more
Side Event at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council: Maytham Al-Salman's statement
Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman, prominent figure of the Human Rights movement in Bahrain, shared a statement... more
منظمات حقوقية بحرينية: محاكمة المدنيين في القضاء العسكري باطلة ويجب محاسبة المتورطين بتعذيب الضحايا
قالت منظمات حقوقية بحرينية بأنّ بدء المحاكم العسكرية بالعمل في أول قضية لها في... more
The Washington Post, "Bahrain shuts down prominent newspaper amid crackdown"
Bahrain shut down a prominent independent newspaper Sunday “until further notice” over an article about... more
The Independent, "The Middle Eastern kingdom of Bahrain is quietly heading towards a 'total suppression of human rights."
Overshadowed by the influence of its wealthier Gulf neighbours and the drama of the massive... more
RSF urges Bahrain to drop charges against correspondent Nazeeha Saeed
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges the Bahrain authorities to drop its prosecution of the journalist... more
First civilian to be tried in military courts in Bahrain since 2011
In April 2017 the King of Bahrain ratified a constitutional amendment that allows civilians to... more
Bahrain: End Degrading Treatment of Activists
Shackling Detainees Among New Punitive Regulations Bahraini authorities’ treatment of wrongfully imprisoned detainees violates international... more
Bahrain: “Undeclared Martial Law”
The outright militarization of the security apparatus has infected more and more sectors of Bahraini... more