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