Bahrain Arrests Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab, NGOs demand immediate release

13 June 2016 – Bahrain security forces arrested leading human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR),  Founding Director of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and Deputy Secretary General of FIDH, early this morning. The arrest comes on the first day of the United Nations Human Rights[…]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Criticises Increasing Bahrain Rights Repression

13 June 2016 – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights today warned that repression “will not eliminate people’s grievances” in his opening statement at the 32nd UN Human Rights Council session, in a statement welcomed by the undersigned NGOs. High Commissioner Prince Zeid bin Ra’ad Al-Hussain stated: At least 250 people in Bahrain have[…]

Bahrain’s Information Affairs Minister Emphasizes Commitment to Pluralism, Ignores Systemic Discrimination

On Friday, 3 June 2016, Bahrain’s Information Affairs Minister, Ali ibn Mohammed al-Rumaihi, stated that Bahrain has embarked on a path towards democracy and rule of law. The government’s commitment to this, he emphasized, will be persistent, guaranteeing the peaceful freedom of expression through legitimate channels including the parliament, civil institutions, as well as free[…]

Bahrain’s Dry Dock Detention Center: Mass and Indiscriminate Punishment

10 June 2016 – The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), together with Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Institute for Rights & Democracy (BIRD), and the European Centre for Democracy & Human Rights (ECDHR), are deeply concerned over the alarming reports of abuse of minors in a situation unfolding[…]

ADHRB Strongly Condemns UNs Succumbing to Saudi Pressure

6 June 2016 – Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) strongly condemns the United Nations politically motivated decision to remove the Saudi Arabia-led Arab coalition from its list of states and armed groups that violate children’s rights. The General Secretary’s announcement came just 72 hours after the UN made the list public.[…]