Among the thousands of Bahraini citizens who participated in peaceful protests to call for political reforms and respect for human rights, the al-Khawaja family has been at the forefront of... Read more
On 21 October 2015, human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja is marking her 32nd birthday with the prospect of at least a year in prison after the Bahrain Court of Appeals reduced a three-yea... Read more
Wednesday, 03 June 2015, Issue #49 BIRD Weekly Newsletter In this Issue • UN-CAT Questions Detention of Nabeel Rajab • Zainab Al-Khawaja sentenced to 9 months • NGOs Urge EU to Ca... Read more
The Bahrain Institute for Rights & Democracy (BIRD), in coordination with Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) on oc... Read more
Paying tribute to the 20th anniversary of the historic Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action that reaffirmed the fundamental human rights of all women, the United Nations Office of the... Read more
Addendum January 2015: Since this letter was first published, the situation has continued to deteriorate in Bahrain. Sheikh Ali Salman, General Secretary of the Al-Wefaq, the last opposition... Read more
3 January 2015 – The Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain, and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy express their strong conce... Read more
Bahrain is failing to improve its human rights record and its ally the United Kingdom is turning a blind eye. As the British Foreign Affairs committee calls on the Foreign Office to come dow... Read more
London- 4 December 2014, This week, a Bahraini court sentenced sisters Maryam al-Khawaja and Zainab al-Khawaja to jail terms in separate cases related to freedom of expression and human righ... Read more
On 22 November 2014, Bahrain’s citizens will be called to cast their votes for legislative and municipal elections. The elections will be the first to take place since the people of Bahrai... Read more
