Category Archives: Prisoner’s Rights
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
AlKhawaja: Imprisoned since 2011 in Bahrain yet a human rights symbol around the world
Abdul-Hadi AlKhawaja, Bahraini human rights defender still-imprisoned for 11 years now, receives the Martin Ennals... more
Bahrain National Day 2021 Statement
In advance of Bahrain’s National Day tomorrow, BCHR calls for the Bahraini authorities to release... more
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
Prisoner of Conscience Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace Continues His Hunger Strike for The Fifth Consecutive Month
Background Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace, imprisoned Bahraini academic, political activist, and human rights defender continues his... more
Cosmetic Reforms: Assessing Bahrain’s Implementation of the BICI Recommendations Ten Years Later
23 November 2021 marks the tenth anniversary of the King’s adoption of the recommendations of... more
Prisoner Dr. Abdul-Jalil Al-Singace begins a hunger strike, and the authority remains silent
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses its concern about the health condition of the... more
BCHR: Release the inmates before prisons turn into cemeteries
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) denounces the inhumane way in which the Bahraini... more
Defective and Deficient: A Review of Bahrain’s National Human Rights Bodies
In the aftermath of the Bahraini uprising in 2011, the King of Bahrain ordered the... more