Joint appeal to U.N. protests torture of detained rights defenders in Bahrain
The following is a joint appeal to three UN Special Rapporteurs calling for an investigation into torture in Bahraini prisons. The appeal, signed by over 50 NGOs worldwide, was...
HRW: Bahrain: Detained Activists Allege Torture
Reports Surface After UN Expert Denied Access (Beirut)– Bahraini authorities should immediately investigate allegations that officials are torturing activists in...
Bravo: Resurgence of Sexual Violence as a Torture Technique in Bahrain
April 2013 Sexual violence in its many forms has re-emerged as a torture technique in Bahrain. The Bahrain Independent Commission Inquiry report contains a disturbing...
New REDRESS and IRCT report on Bahrain: fundamental reforms needed to combat torture
18-04-2013 The Government of Bahrain must take further measures to prevent torture and ill-treatment, to investigate and prosecute past offences and to ensure that all...
Bahrain: Abductions Continue as a Result of Impunity
Security Forces Abduct, Severely Beat and Verbally Assault 5 Citizens, Including 3 Minors Photo: Marks from beatings on one of the abducted victims. ...
After a year-long show trial: no one is found guilty for killing blogger under torture in police custody
Photo: Torture marks on body of blogger Zakariya Al-Asheeri 13 Mar 2013 Bahrain Center for Human Rights express its grave concern over the prevailing culture of impunity...
Bahrain: Brother of Victim of Extra-Judicial Killing Kidnapped and Tortured by Police to Force Him to Work as an Informer
26 Jan 2013 The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses its concern over the continued practice of kidnapping and torture of young people by the security...
Bahrain: Renowned Photojournalist Ahmed Humaidan Psychologically Tortured During Interrogation and Denied Access to His Lawyer
Photo: Ahmed Humaidan taking photos during a protest Date: January 19th, 2013 The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses its grave concern over the escalated use of...
Bahrain: Journalist Nazeeha Saeed calls on UN Special Rapporteurs to investigate Bahraini authorities’ failure
failure to hold accountable those who tortured her (As received)- 10 Jan 2013 Bahraini journalist Nazeeha Saeed today filed a letter of allegation to the UN Special...
Bahrain: 13 year old children in detention for third week and others on trial under “terrorism law”
23 December 2012 The Bahrain Center for Human Rights is gravely concerned about the continuous violations against children’s rights in Bahrain. The authorities’ arrest,...