Theresa May states UK to be “partner of choice” in Gulf, where repression is escalating
7 December 2016 – Theresa May’s landmark speech in Bahrain today suggests little real change for the UK-Gulf relationship, with human rights set to take
7 December 2016 – Theresa May’s landmark speech in Bahrain today suggests little real change for the UK-Gulf relationship, with human rights set to take
5 December 2016 – Rights groups are writing to Prime Minister Theresa May ahead of her visit to Bahrain on Tuesday 6 December urging her
28 November 2016 – 46 rights groups have written to the King of Bahrain urging that charges against sports journalist Faisal Hayyat be dropped. The
24 November 2016 – Bahrain’s National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR) misled on the case a victim of enforced disappearance after their family complained to
17 November 2016 – Rights groups today wrote to Prince Charles urging him to “publicly condemn” the prosecution of Ebrahim Sharif, a Bahraini politician facing
16 November 2016 – Women’s rights defender, writer and blogger Ghada Jamsheer remains in jail in Bahrain serving a combined ten-month sentence for exercising her
16 November 2016 – In the past few days, the Bahraini authorities have summoned at least 26 activists and human rights defenders for interrogations over
15 November 2016 – The Government of Bahrain continues to deny adequate medical care to Bahraini activist and detainee Hussain Abdulwahab Hussain Ali Ismail. NGOs
UPDATE: 15 November – The United States Department of State has called for the Government of Bahrain to drop all charges against Ebrahim Sharif, noting
7 November 2016 – Prince Charles will tomorrow be in Bahrain for a four-day trip which has stirred controversy. The Bahrain Institute for Rights and