Bahrain Center for Human Rights

Articles by Bahrain Center for Human Rights

Hundreds of people attend an anti-government protest to demand the release of political detainees, in Manama, Bahrain, 26 December 2014, Ayman Yaqoob/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

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.

New report: ‘Repression of speech and deprivation of rights’

The report provides statistics on Bahrain’s ongoing human rights abuses, which include 249 cases where a citizen’s nationality was revoked, and human rights activism punishment by jail sentences totalling 6383 years.

Opposition rally demanding to overthrow dictatorship. Protesters raised political prisoners pictures and posters refusing to F1 race., Photo by Ahmed AlFardan/NurPhoto/Corbis via Getty Images

The Formula One Group should support the safeguarding of human rights in Bahrain

NGOs around the world call on the Formula One Group to safeguard human rights in Bahrain during race events.