Articles by Bahrain Center for Human Rights
Groups call on UN to protect free expression online
This week, a resolution on the importance of protecting human rights online was discussed at the 26th UN Human Rights Council Session in Geneva. Read the oral statement on this resolution led by ARTICLE 19 and supported by several IFEX members.
Renewed call for release of jailed Bahraini journalists
Ahead of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 26th Session, ten free speech and human rights organisations called for the release of Bahraini journalists Hussain Hubail and Qassim Zain Aldeen.
Bahraini teen detained on charges of “filming unauthorised gatherings”
On 1 June 2014, Firas Al-Saffar, a 15-year-old student, was abducted from his home early in the morning, before going to school, by members of the security forces in civilian clothing.
Families of victims of extrajudicial killings continually targeted by Bahraini authorities
On Friday, 9 May 2014, several Bahraini individuals received summons to visit the Investigation Department’s office. Those summoned have all lost family members due to the Bahraini security forces’ use of excessibe force when suppressing peaceful demonstrations.
Bahrain arrests and detains children on charges of “illegal gathering”
Minors below the age of 15 are not criminally responsible in the eyes of Bahraini law; however, the authorities often arrest them from protests and detain them for several weeks.
In defiance of Bahrain’s culture of impunity, prince stands to lose immunity in UK
Bahraini Prince Nasser bin Hamad al-Khalifa, who was included in the Bahrain Center for Human Right’s campaign highlighting officials involved in serious human rights violations in Bahrain, could lose UK diplomatic immunity over torture claims.
Bahrain’s judiciary hands down harsh sentences ignoring claims of torture and ill-treatment
Several heavy sentences were handed down to activists and civilians in three separate cases between 20 and 29 April 2014 in Bahrain on charges relating to the terrorism law and “unlawful” protesting.
Bahraini civil society: Freedom of association must be respected for dialogue to be possible
The undersigned civil society organizations would like to first express gratitude for the important role that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has and continues to play in addressing human rights violations in Bahrain. Bahraini civil society has and will continue to work closely with the OHCHR to improve the human […]