Articles by Bahrain Center for Human Rights
Conditions in Isa Town prison for women highlighted in NGO letter to UN High Commissioner
NGOs are drawing attention to the appalling conditions faced by female human rights defenders in Bahrain’s Isa Town Prison for Women.
A report by the Bahrain Center reveals violations by the military judiciary of trying civilians
The report highlights violations of military justice and the trying of civilians before and after the amendment of the Military Justice Act.
How Bahraini law utilises the ‘Law on Terrorism’
In Bahrain, ‘anti-terror’ legislation is often used to crush dissent.
Political speech is not a crime: Urgent appeal to stop the trial of Sheikh Ali Salman
NGOs call on Bahraini authorities to stop the trial of Sheikh Ali Salman, Secretary-General of Bahrain’s largest opposition society, al-Wefaq National Islamic Society. He is facing a potential death sentence on politically motivated charges.
MENA governments bent on shutting down political expression
In a month that included a malware surveillance campaign in Lebanon, Telegram being blocked in Iran and crackdowns in Tunisia, the release of Hisham Al-Omeisy was a welcome bit of good news.
NGOs strongly condemn an “unprecedented wave of death sentences” in Bahrain
22 Bahrainis currently remain on death row. The prosecution of peaceful dissidents in military courts is expected to flourish if the international community remains silent.
Life after sentencing for MENA’s political detainees
In December, MENA activists focused on the plight of political detainees serving lengthy and unjust sentences in obscurity.
Unapologetic crackdowns on dissent as greater instability rocks MENA
As the saga of Saudi’s hunted elites commanded attention across the Middle East and North Africa this November, news of the region’s less powerful prey fell by the wayside. Authorities in Kuwait, Bahrain, Libya, Morocco, and Egypt went after protesters, journalists, and human rights defenders critical of their regimes.