Bahrain: Death of Detainee Jaffar AlDurazi after Reports of Torture and...
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights calls for an independent and urgent investigation into the death of 23 year old Jaffar AlDurazi during detention. The BCHR received information that AlDurazi was...
View ArticleJoint Statement: NGOs Express Concern Over Escalation Of Violence In Bahrain...
The undersigned NGO’s express in the strongest terms their concern in regards to the escalation of violence in Bahrain and the use of foreign security forces to police peaceful protests under the guise...
View ArticleBCHR Report Launch: Terrorism Law in Bahrain
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights publishes today a report on the "Protecting Society From Terrorism Acts" of 2006, which was modified in August 2013 to further restrict freedoms. The law, commonly...
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Bahrain: Torture Continues In Bahrain, Sadiq Al-Shabani Reportedly Another...
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses its deep concern for the Bahraini authories' persistence in reportedly adopting mental and physical torture as the means to extract confessions from...
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Bahrain: After Bomb Blast, Detainees Reportedly Tortured
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights is seriously concerned over the recent arrest of four individuals in connection with an alleged bomb blast in Diah, Bahrain. A clear pattern has emerged, as...
View ArticleRSF - Bahrain: News photographer gets 10 years in jail
Published on Wednesday 26 March 2014. Reporters Without Borders is outraged by the 10-year jail sentence that a Bahraini court passed today on Ahmed Humaidan, a well-known press photographer who has...
View ArticleBahrain: Third Anniversary of Arrest: Calls for the Release of Abdulhadi...
International and Local Civil Society Groups Call for Immediate and Unconditional Release of Bahraini Human Rights Defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja on the Third Anniversary of His Arrest The undersigned...
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Bahrain: Prisoner Denied Adequate Medical Attention, Reportedly Tortured To...
The BCHR is concerned for the health and well being of Mohammed Abdullah Ali Al-Tajer, 25 years-old, who was arrested on 06 August 2013 during an evening house raid. He is currently being held in...
View ArticleBahrain: Mahmood Al-Ghasra Arrested, Harassment of Family Continues
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses grave concern in regards to the health and well-being of Mahmood Al-Ghasra, who was arrested by the Bahraini authorities without a warrant or just cause...
View ArticleBahrain: Judiciary Issues Harsh Sentences in Various Cases Neglecting Claims...
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses grave concern in regards to the harsh sentences passed on activists and civilians in several cases between the 20th and 29th of April 2014. In addition to...
View ArticleFinancial Times: Bahrain prince’s ‘immunity’ under review
By Jane Croft in London and Simeon Kerr in Dubai The prosecution service of England and Wales is facing a legal challenge in London over whether the son of Bahrain’s king is immune from prosecution for...
View ArticleBahrain: Mahmood Al-Ghasra Arrested, Harassment of Family Continues
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses grave concern in regards to the health and well-being of Mahmood Al-Ghasra, who was arrested by the Bahraini authorities without a warrant or just cause...
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Bahrain: NGOs call for international accountability
Bahraini NGOs welcome steps to lift the immunity of officials accused of torture and call for further restrictions until justice is achieved.Actions taken to lift the immunity of Nasser Hamad...
View ArticleBahrain: BCHR and GCHR Welcome Back Prominent Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab
The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcome back prominent human rights defender, Nabeel Rajab, the President of the BCHR and General Secretary of the...
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Bahrain: Update: Al-Ghasra and 8 Others At Serious Risk For Torture
--Update 26/05/2014--Yesterday, 25 May 2014, Redha Al-Ghasra’s family was able to visit Redha in prison for the second time since his arrest on 23 April 2014. Redha's family reported that they noticed...
View ArticleBahrain: Continued Harassment and Ill-Treatment for Ahmed Al-Arab
--Update--The BCHR is also strongly concerned for continued attacks on Ahmed Al-Arab. On 25 May he was denied a family visit, and he has reported an increase in harassment following the escape from...
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