Category Archives: Torture in Bahrain
Bahrain’s Miscarriage of Justice in Sentencing 57 Jau Prisoners
On Monday, 25 January 2016, Bahrain’s public prosecutor announced that a court had sentenced 57 men... more
HRW report: Bahrain: Detainees Tortured, Abused
(Beirut, November 23, 2015) – Bahraini security forces are torturing detainees during interrogation, Human Rights Watch... more
Bahraini Court Approves Capital Punishment of Torture Victims
16 November 2015 – London – Bahrain’s Court of Cassation today rejected the final appeal... more
Bahraini court upholds death sentence for torture victims
16 November 2015 – Washington, DC – Bahrain’s Court of Cassation today rejected the final... more
Bahrain: Torture and Unfair trials for opposition affiliates sends the 7th man to death row
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) condemns the Bahraini authorities’ use of capital punishment... more
Bahrain: Court ignores complaints of torture and continues to try Mr Khalil al-Helwaji
Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) expresses its concern at the behaviour of the Bahraini... more
Hassan Jaber Al Qattan Subjected to Torture in Jau Prison
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expresses deep concern over the ongoing practice of... more
Report – Imprisonment, torture and statelessness: The darkening reality of human rights defenders in Bahrain
Human rights defenders in Bahrain are operating in a shrinking space, says the Observatory in... more
Inside Jau: Report Finds Rampant Torture and Abuse Inside Bahrain’s Political Prison
26 June 2015 – Bahrain’s prison authorities continue to humiliate, torture and mistreat inmates at... more
Bahrain: Halt systematic torture and allow UN SR on Torture to visit
On the occasion of June 26, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture,... more