Articles by Bahrain Center for Human Rights
Bahrain: A decade of cosmetic reforms and a free expression crackdown
Ten years on, Bahrain’s pro-democracy movement leaders are still behind bars, major opposition political parties are outlawed, and the only independent newspaper in the country is indefinitely suspended, says a new report from Bahrain Center for Human Rights.
Bahrain: National rights bodies fail to address violations
A new report from Bahrain Center for Human Rights reviews the country’s national human rights bodies, and examines their effectiveness and independence in addressing human rights violations and ending the culture of impunity.
Bahrain’s released political prisoners: The human stories behind the numbers
As authorities release some prominent political prisoners amidst a coronavirus outbreak in the country’s prisons, the Bahrain Center for Human Rights highlights their harrowing stories.
Bahrain: How authorities are silencing the struggle for women’s rights
A new report from BCHR on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women underscores how Bahraini women have been prevented from actively engaging in civil society and expressing their political opinion, in the struggle to attain their legitimate rights.
Unfit conditions: How Bahrain’s jails became fertile ground for ill-treatment
A new study from the Bahrain Center for Human Rights analyses the deteriorating prison conditions in Bahrain between 2011 and 2020, exposing the violated rights of prisoners and the denial of medical care.
The legal barriers holding back women’s rights in Bahrain
In a new report, BCHR examines the legal challenges to women’s rights in the Kingdom, the status of prisoners of conscience, and the role activists and civil society organizations play in improving conditions.
Bahrain: Continued restriction of freedoms during Ashura crackdown
Interrogations, detentions and arrests persist throughout the religious holiday of Ashura, as Bahraini authorities continue to restrict religious opinions.
Bahrain: First 6 months of 2019 saw “a near total suppression of human rights”
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights has documented an increase in arbitrary arrests, a significant number of citizenship revocation orders and the deaths of peaceful protesters at the hands of security forces.