Category Archives: Womens rights

FIDH: Women and the Arab Spring : Taking their place?

Bahrain

Demands for democratic reforms erupted in February 2011 and immediately faced violent repression. Women... more

Bahraini woman killed by gov’t tear gas

03 Jan 2012 A Bahraini woman, Fakhria Jassim AlSakran, 55-year-old, has been killed in... more

US State Department Trafficking in Persons Report 2011 – Bahrain

BAHRAIN (Tier 2) Bahrain is a destination country for men and women subjected to forced... more

Violence Against Women in Bahrain

Left to right: Ayat Alqormozi, Zainab Alkhawaja, Dr.Fareeda Aldalal
3rd June, 2011 One of the... more

Crackdown On Human Rights Defenders Continues

16 April 2011 Description of the situation: The Observatory has been informed by reliable... more

Fast-track treaties that protect women and migrant workers

By NOOR TOORANI , Posted on » Friday, August 06, 2010 RIGHTS activists are calling... more

Women in Bahrain : Victims of Political Agenda and Propaganda

Banned in Bahrain from publication in the local newspapers Women in Bahrain; Victims of Political... more

Gulf Daily News : Maids' abuse to be probed

Maids' abuse to be probed By GEOFFREY BEW Published: 20th July 2007 LABOUR Ministry officials have pledged to... more

International Women's Day: Affirm the Rights of Female Migrant Workers

BCHR Reiterates Demand for Domestic Workers to be Included in Labour Law Bahrain Center for Human... more

Gulf Daily News : Abuse victims flock to centre

Abuse victims flock to centre By GEOFFREY BEW Published: 7th March 2007 A CENTRE set up to help... more