Category Archives: General

BCHR Human Rights Day Statement, 10 December 2021

Seventy-three years ago today, the world’s nations came together to adopt the Universal Declaration of... more

Bahrain Should Commute all Death Sentences and Abolish This Inhuman Punishment

According to the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty 2020/2021 Facts and Figures Sheet,  144... more

Bahrain Has Yet to Enact Access to Information Law

The right of access to information falls within the general framework of freedom of expression.... more

On the International Day of Peace: We salute and stand in solidarity with everyone who is working to resolve conflicts peacefully

  “True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.”  Martin Luther... more

Gender & Nationality-Based Wage Discrimination is Common in Bahrain & the Government Should Address It

According to the 2021 Global Gender Gap Report, prepared annually by the World Economic Forum,... more

On the International Day of Democracy: Bahrain has to Reinstate legality to political societies

The political structure in Bahrain, although it has changed in image, with the establishment of... more

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

Today, August 30th, marks the UN International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. Enforced... more

On Nelson Mandela Day, BCHR: The struggle is for a better Bahrain

Today, July 18th, marks Nelson Mandela International Day. It is on this day that we... more

UN International Day of Parliamentarism

Last Wednesday, June 30, was the UN International Day of Parliamentarism. On this day, we... more

Did I Really Grow into This Woman? Part 3

By Asma Darwish, Head of Advocacy at Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), AAWE member... more