Human rights defenders and journalists under continuous attacks
Even as Bahrain is up for review in May 2017 during the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR Third Cycle) this year, the authorities continue to prevent human
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Human rights activists at side event on torture and reprisals in Bahrain stress need for UN mechanisms to take action and support for victims
Geneva - The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) hosted a side event entitled “Torture, Physical Coercion and Reprisals in Bahrain” during the 34th session
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After 282 days of arbitrary detention, human rights defender Nabeel Rajab’s trial postponed once again
On 22 March 2017, Manama’s Fifth High Criminal Court postponed again Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab’s trial in the Twitter case, in clear contempt of
Read ReportTorture, Physical Coercion and Reprisals in Bahrain Belie Commitment to Reform
Download I. Introduction 1. This report intends to provide an evaluation of progress since 2014 made by the government of Bahrain in response to previous
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Torture, Physical Coercion and Reprisals in Bahrain Belie Commitment to Reform, says new report
Impunity for torture and other abuses against human rights defenders continues in Bahrain, according to a new report by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) prepared
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Human rights defenders in exile threatened, along with their families, while ongoing court cases continue against other defenders
While attention is focused on Bahrain’s human rights record at the 34th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) this month, Bahraini human
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Human rights defender Nabeel Rajab remains in jail facing 18 years in prison for two of his ongoing cases
Prominent Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab was back in court this week on two cases related to tweets and media interviews about human rights violations in
Read ReportBahrain Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review 27th Session of the UPR Working Group
Download 1. (A) Introduction 1.1 CIVICUS is a
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Human rights defender Nabeel Rajab re-arrested on other charges despite court order to temporarily release him
Update: Nabeel Rajab appeared in court briefly on 23 January 2017 for a hearing in his case related to comments and tweets about Jaw prison and Yemen. He remains in jail
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