Category Archives: Torture in Bahrain
What’s Happening on the Third Floor of Bahrain’s Muharraq Police Station?
Horrifying details are emerging from those detained in Bahrain over the last 10 days. President... more
Amnesty-Bahrain Must Investigate Activist Torture Claims
Bahrain should investigate claims by a human rights activist who says she was tortured and... more
Ebtisam Al-Saegh tortured and sexually assaulted
On 26 May 2017, human rights defender Ebtisam Al-Saegh was summoned by the National Security... more
Bahrain: Woman Human Rights Defender tortured as Bahrain renews campaign to silence peaceful critics
Amnesty International has today called on the Bahraini authorities to immediately end the torture and... more
Britain’s cash and Bahrain’s firing squads – 5 things we’ve learned
In January 2017, Bahrain carried out the politically-motivated executions of three men – Abbas al-Samea,... more
U.N. urges Bahrain to end torture, solitary confinement
The United Nations Committee against Torture on Friday called on Bahrain to release prominent activist... more
UN condemns Bahrain torture, as UK hosts royals – Reprieve comment
The UN Committee Against Torture has urged Bahrain to end the use of torture, and... more
UN torture Committee “concerned at the climate of impunity which prevails in Bahrain”
May 12, 2017: The United Nations Committee against Torture today issued a strong critique of... more
Review by UN Torture Committee Puts Bahrain Abuses Under Spotlight right before its UPR review
The UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) concluded its review of Bahrain on 24 April. UN... more
Open Letter to UN Committee against Torture
BAHRAIN : time to address systematic torture OPEN LETTER to the CAT Bahrain Center... more