Category Archives: Torture in Bahrain

Bahrain: Torture is the Policy and Impunity is the Norm

A Report by the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) produced in cooperation with the... more

Ongoing Executions in Bahrain

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) condemns the death sentence recently issued by the... more

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights issues a report entitled “Torture Survivors”

“Torture is a vicious attempt to break a person’s will”, as the United Nations Secretary-General... more

From 2011 to 2019: The Screams of Torture Still Echo

    On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, 26 June, BCHR... more

Bahrain:Secret military courts sentence civilians forced to confess under torture

The general principles of the Comparative International Law and the International Bill on the judiciary... more

Ebtisam Al-Saegh charged under anti-terrorism law, while UN asks for Bahrain to investigate torture and sexual assault allegations

On 19 July, woman human rights defender Ebtisam Al-Saegh, member of Salam for Democracy and... more

UN experts urge Bahrain to investigate reports of torture and ill-treatment of rights defender Ebtisam Alsaegh

GENEVA (18 July 2017) – A group of United Nations experts* has expressed deep concern... more

US Department of State Press Briefing – July 13, 2017

The US Department of State on Ebtisam al-Saegh’s situation: “MS NAUERT: — she’s now been detained for... more

Questions for Head of Bahrain’s NSA 10 Days After Ebtisam al Saegh’s Arrest

Brian Dooley, Senior Director, Human Rights First: “Can you tell us how you have investigated... more

HR Activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh Launches Hunger Strike against Her Torture

Bahrain Mirror: Salam for Democracy and Human Rights said that detained Ibtisam Al-Saegh, member in... more