Instances of torture continue to be reported in Bahrain, irrespective of the government’s proclaimed efforts to increase institutional accountability and transparency. Newly established institutions such as the Office of the Ombudsman frequently fail to investigate these allegations. Particularly those charged with anti-government activities have been vulnerable to ill-treatment from police officers. The Bahrain Independent Commission Inquiry (BICI) describes in its 2011 report a “culture of complete impunity” that lacks both accountability and transparency.
Especially in Dry Dock and in Jau Prison, inmates report instances of abuse, ill-treatment and torture with dramatic frequency.
Key Points Today, the ongoing detention of political prisoners in Bahrain was debated in the Chamber of the House of Commons, where cross-party MPs including
Notes for editors 10 UK MPs have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling on the UK government to follow the example of the Biden
Today, BIRD and Reprieve published a new joint-report ‘From Uprising to Execution’, which shows that Bahrain’s use of torture and the death penalty have drastically escalated
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has called for the immediate release of Bahraini death row inmates Mohammed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa. The two
Political prisoner Husain Barakat died of COVID-19 this morning after contracting the virus at Bahrain’s Jau Prison 48-year-old died despite receiving 2 doses of
7 June 2021 – A Bahrain government report denying that police and detention-center officers beat, insulted, and threatened to rape four boys, ages 15 to
30 May 2021- Nine parliamentarians representing five political parties have urged Boris Johnson to apply Magnitsky Act sanctions to the Bahraini Minister of Interior, Rashid
30 April 2021 – A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights issue a statement today condemning “the use of
26 April 2021 – Over 50 political prisoners are currently subject to enforced disappearance at Jau Prison in Bahrain and have been incommunicado since riot
20 April 2021 – Several political prisoners at Jau Prison in Bahrain remain incommunicado and unable to contact their families after being assaulted by riot
