Category Archives: General
Bahrain top court rejects release of opposition chief
Bahrain’s top court rejected Monday a request to release Shiite opposition chief cleric Ali Salman,... more
One Torturer to Another: Kissinger Honors Bahrain FM With Award
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger—known for orchestrating bloody coups and wars—awarded Bahrain’s Foreign Affairs... more
Lockheed's Jet Sale to Bahrain Blocked for Human Rights Violations
The Obama administration has told Congress it won’t complete approval for Bahrain to buy as... more
Nabeel Rajab to undergo surgery on Monday
Bahrain Mirror: The president of Bahrain Center for Human Rights Nabeel Rajab will undergo a... more
BCHR at HRC33: Bahrain Hostile to OHCHR's Cooperation Programs
On 29 September Asma Darwish, Advocacy Officer at the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) delivered an... more
Bahraini FM Denies Targeting Shiites, Says Gov’t Knows Better about Country than UN
The Bahraini Foreign Minister, Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, denied the existence of any measures... more
Prominent HR Activist Nabeel Rajab to be Transferred to Deplorable Prison by "Force"
Adam Rajab, son of prominent Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, said that the detention... more
HRC Member States Condemn Bahraini Measures against Opposition
More member states at the UN Human Rights Council condemned on Monday (September 19, 2016),... more
BCHR at HRC33: Bahrain Did Not Follow Up on Recommendations
On 23 September, Erin Sigmon from Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrian (ADHRB), delivered... more
BCHR at HRC33: Reprisals Against Human Rights Defenders
On 23 September, Maryam al-Khawaja, Co-Director of the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR), delivered an... more