Category Archives: General

Bahrain: Continued Poor Prison Conditions Lack Serious Reforms

04 FEB 2013 The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) express concern over the continued... more

Bahrain: Police Officer Accused of Torture is Rewarded with Promotion to High Government Position

04 Feb 2013 The Bahrain Center for Human Rights is concerned about the culture of... more

Bahrain: An 8 year-old-boy and an 87 year-old man; Two Victims in One Month of the Tear Gas Collective Punishment

Photo: Left: Habeeb Ebrahim, Right : Qassim Habib Date: 27 January 2013 The Bahrain Center... more

URGENT APPEAL: After Judge Denies Two Requests for Medical Treatment; Ebrahim Saleh’s Lawyer Fears for his Life

    Picture shows riot police holding Ebrahims flag as he lies on the ground... more

URGENT APPEAL: Bahrain: Authorities Prevent Leading HRD Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja from getting Medical Treatment he needs

Bahrain: Authorities Prevent Leading Human Rights Defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja from getting the Medical Treatment He... more

UN News Center: Bahrain: UN voices concern at sentences given to medical staff, activists

Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) 30 September 2011... more

Freedom In The World 2011: The Authoritarian Challenge To Democracy – Bahrain Report

Update - 08 July 2011 Bahrain detailed report Capital: Manama Population: 1,217,000 Political Rights Score:... more

UN Secretary-General welcomes start of national dialogue in Bahrain

5 July 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the start of a process of... more

Human Rights organizations call to put an end to human rights violations in Bahrain

A letter to the Prime Minister before heading to Bahrain, expressing concerns of Human Rights... more

Bahrain falls 51 places in Global Peace Index 2011 on unrest

Bahrain’s score deteriorated by the second-largest margin after Libya 26 May 2011 Bahrain’s global peace... more