Category Archives: General
Ireland's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Written Answers on Human Rights Cases
Written Answers Nos. 353-368 Human Rights Cases 353. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and... more
Exiled Bahraini activist's family 'detained as revenge'
Family members of a London-based Bahraini activist have reportedly been arrested on the Gulf island... more
High Commissioner for Human Rights on the activities of his Office and recent human rights developments
In Bahrain, the Government has imposed increasing restrictions on civil society and politics since June... more
US Department of State: 2016 Human Rights Report – Bahrain
The US Department of State Human Rights Report cover internationally recognized individual civil, political, and worker... more
Event Summary: Bahrain – 3rd Cycle UPR
On 7 March 2017 BCHR´s Julie Gromellon chaired a side event at HRC34 focusing on Bahrain´s upcoming... more
Bahrain Moves to Dissolve Major Opposition Group
Bahrain’s justice ministry has filed a lawsuit intended to dissolve a major opposition group that... more
Bahrain seeks dissolution of secular opposition party
Bahrain’s justice ministry said Monday it filed a lawsuit to dissolve a secular opposition party,... more
Bahrain moves to ban opposition party and let army courts try civilians
Bahrain has taken steps to ban the main opposition party and transfer many civilian judicial... more
Bahrain Parliament's Approval of Military Trials for Civilians ‘Disaster for Human Rights’
Rights groups condemned on Monday the decision of the Bahraini Parliament a day earlier to... more
Human Rights in the Aftermath of Arab Spring – the Kingdom of Bahrain
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) in collaboration with the Public Library is holding... more