The state of human rights in Bahrain
The authorities fail to uphold the right to due process, a fair trial, and minimum standard treatment of prisoners in Jaw prisons while imprisoning human rights defenders and criminalising online expression, which is protected by international human rights law.
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Take Action to help free Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and support hunger-striking prisoners in Bahrain
UPDATE: On 11 September 2023, over 800 prisoners suspended their hunger strike until 30 September 2023 to allow the authorities to implement promised improvements such
7/09/2023 Learn More
On the anniversary of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja’s arrest, call on Denmark to demand his freedom
This week marks several anniversaries for prominent human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja who is serving a life sentence in Bahrain for his peaceful
7/04/2023 Take Action
Take action for Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, denied medical treatment and calls
Update: @MARYAMALKHAWAJA says her Dad called today. "After my tweets, they showed up in his cell & said they would take him for a medical appointment, but
3/04/2022 Take Action
Help save the life of Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace, spending his 60th birthday on hunger strike in prison
Please take action to help save the life of imprisoned Bahraini human rights defender Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace, who has been on a liquids-only hunger strike for
15/01/2022 Take ActionLatest News & Publications from Bahrain
MPs and human rights groups urge UK Government to sanction Bahrain Interior Minister over role in torture as Bahrain marks 15th anniversary of 2011 uprising
Last week, leading human rights organisations filed a request for UK sanctions against Bahrain’s Interior Minister, General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa,
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The Safeguards Gap: Detention-Related Torture and Ill-Treatment in Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain
1. Executive Summary This report by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) documents recurring, detention-related patterns of torture and other ill-treatment in
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