Category Archives: Prisoner’s Rights
BCHR welcomes the recent release of prisoners
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) welcomes the recent release of several detainees, including Naji Fateelamong over... more
Bahrain Center calls for a retrial of minor convicts, respect for their rights as children, and an end to the violations committed against them
While young convicts in the “Al-Hawd Al-Jaf ” Prison are subjected to grave violations, official... more
Call for the urgent release of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
The Bahrain Centre of Human Rights (BCHR) calls for the urgent and immediate release of... more
130 human rights organizations appeal to the Pope of the Vatican to demand the release of prisoners of conscience in Bahrain
On the occasion of his upcoming visit to Bahrain, we wish on the Pope to... more
Kingdom of Bahrain Joint Submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review 41st Session of the UPR Working Group
March 2022 Submitted by: Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) (ECOSOC Status)... more
Bahrain: As Universal Periodic Review and elections approach, NGOs call for prisoners of conscience to be released
At an event on 28 September 2022 during the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 51st... more
Open Prisons: A Modern Form of Penalty
In the past decade or so, many reports emerged on the poor situation of prisons... more
BCHR take active part in the UPR 2022 Pre-session on Bahrain in Geneva
On the 31 August 2022, Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), has been selected to... more
Bahrain: Prisoners of conscience denied proper medical care, including Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace, on hunger strike for a year
Prisoners in Bahrain are suffering due to poor conditions and lack of adequate medical care,... more
BCHR fears a tuberculosis outbreak in Jau prison
Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expresses concern about reports of tuberculosis in Jau prison.... more