Category Archives: General

Bahrain: Human Rights Defenders in Prison, Torturers Walk Free, and UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Denied Access

02 May 2013 The Gulf Center for Human rights (GCHR) and the Bahrain Center for... more

Bahrain: Two Women Reportedly Beaten While in Police Custody and Threatened with Electric Shocks to Sign Confessions

01 May 2013 The Bahrain Center for Human rights expresses grave concern in regards to... more

Bahrain: Shooting Victim Arrested and Prosecuted While Shooter Enjoys Impunity

Photo: X-ray of the bullet inside the chest 27 April 2013 The Bahrain Center for... more

Bahrain: Crackdown Intensifies in Wake of F1 Race

Protesters Arrested and Feared Tortured, Charged Under Terrorism Law, Special Rapporteur on Torture Denied Access... more

Bahrain: F1 Race Was Held Amid Severe Government Crackdown

Severe Human Rights Abuses Reported from Across the Country The F1 race was held in... more

Bahrain: Urgent Appeal: Khalil AlShaikh Arrested and Mistreatment in Prison is Feared

Left: Khalil AlShaikh, Right: Ahmed AlShaikh 21 April 2013 UPDATE: According to the family, the... more

Bahrain: 5 Year-Old Child Loses Eye From Police Gunfire; No Accountability

20 April 2013 The Bahrain Center for Human Rights express grave concern over the loss... more

Bahrain NGOs Publish Letters to F1 Organizers in Advance of Race

15 April 2013 Four NGOs, including the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, the Bahrain Press... more

Bahrain: Two children Receive Harsh Sentences of 10 Years Imprisonment Based on Internationally Criticized Terrorism Law

10 April 2013 The Bahrain Center for Human rights expresses grave concern regarding the recent... more

Bahrain: Dozens of Protestors arrested and Injured on the 2nd Anniversary of Foreign GCC Peninsula Shield Deployment in Bahrain

Photo: Protestors Sit-In Facing Riot Police Date: 14th March 2013 The Bahrain Center for Human... more