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Rights Groups Urge the UN High Commissioner to Intervene in Mistreatment of Female Activists in Bahrain
Bahraini Court Revokes 6 Bahraini Nationals of their Citizenship and Sentences 5 to Life
Nabeel Rajab Shortlisted for Prominent European Human Rights Award
Female Detainees’ Response to the Statement Issued by the National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR)
Hunger Striker Ends His Protest Outside the Bahraini Embassy in London After 63 Days, Following Parliamentary Support
ADHRB, BIRD and ECDHR Condemn the NIHR’s Whitewashing of Human Rights Abuses in Bahraini Prisons
BAHRAIN: Further Retaliation Against Female Political Prisoner Following UN Secretary General’s Report
Foreign Affairs Committee Report: FCO Should Reconsider Situation in Bahrain and Stop Shielding Saudi Arabia and Bahrain from UN criticism
Major UN Report Warns of “Ongoing Trend of Harassment and Intimidation” Against Human Rights Defenders in Bahrain, including family of BIRD’s Director
As London-based hunger striker enters the 43rd day of his protest, doctors warn of catastrophic consequences

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Rights Groups Urge the UN High Commissioner to Intervene in Mistreatment of Female Activists in Bahrain

Posted date: October 18, 2018in: Advocacy, Alwadaei Family, Casework, Freedom from Torture, Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly, Human Rights Defenders, International Engagement, Press Releases, Statements, TimeLine, UN, Women DetaineesNo Comments

18 October 2018 – Today, 9 NGOs including the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), wrote to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and UN Experts, urging them to publi... Read more

Bahraini Court Revokes 6 Bahraini Nationals of their Citizenship and Sentences 5 to Life

Posted date: October 15, 2018in: Advocacy, Freedom from Torture, Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly, Revocation of Citizenship, Statements, TimeLineNo Comments

15 October 2018 - The Fourth High Criminal Court handed prison sentences to seven Bahraini nationals and revoked the citizenship of six over terrorism charges related to the bombing of an oi... Read more

Female Detainees’ Response to the Statement Issued by the National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR)

Posted date: October 04, 2018in: Advocacy, Alwadaei Family, Casework, Freedom from Torture, Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly, International Engagement, Press Releases, Statements, TimeLine, Women DetaineesNo Comments

4 October 2018 – Yesterday, the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) received a phone call from Isa Town Prison. In this phone call, inmates Hajer Mansoor, Medina Ali and Najah... Read more

BAHRAIN: Further Retaliation Against Female Political Prisoner Following UN Secretary General’s Report

Posted date: September 19, 2018in: Advocacy, Alwadaei Family, Casework, Ebtisam Al-Sayegh, Freedom from Torture, Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly, Human Rights Defenders, International Engagement, Najah Ahmed Yousif, Press Releases, Statements, TimeLine, UK, UN, Women DetaineesNo Comments

19 September 2018 – On 16 September, female political prisoner Hajer Mansoor Hassan, mother-in-law of UK-based activist Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, was subjected to assault and retaliation,... Read more

BAHRAIN: UK-Trained Watchdog Ombudsman Whitewashes Degrading Treatment of Political Prisoner Hassan Mushaima

Posted date: September 10, 2018in: Advocacy, Bahrain 13, Case Studies, Casework, Freedom from Torture, Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly, International Engagement, Press Releases, Statements, TimeLineNo Comments

10 September 2018 – Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior Ombudsman’s Office – the chief oversight mechanism for the police and prison system – released its findings on 7 Se... Read more

Prominent Activist Joins Ali Mushaima on The 35th Day of His Hunger Strike: HER STATEMENT

Posted date: September 04, 2018in: Advocacy, Bahrain 13, Casework, Freedom from Torture, Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly, Human Rights Defenders, International Engagement, Press Releases, Statements, TimeLine, Uncategorized, Zaynab Al-khawajaNo Comments

4 September 2018 – Today, prominent activist Zainab Alkhawaja joined Ali Mushaima on the 35th day of his hunger strike outside the Bahraini Embassy in London. Ali is demanding basic hu... Read more

JOINT STATEMENT: 127 Rights Groups Call for Immediate Release of Nabeel Rajab After UN Group Calls His Detention Arbitrary and Discriminatory

Posted date: August 29, 2018in: Advocacy, Casework, Freedom from Torture, Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly, Human Rights Defenders, International Engagement, Nabeel Rajab, News, Press Releases, Statements, TimeLine, UNNo Comments

Paris-Geneva-Manama, 29 August 2018 – For the second time since 2013, the United Nations (UN) Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has issued an Opinion regarding the legality of the... Read more

10 Rights Groups Condemn the Degrading Treatment of Bahraini Opposition Leader Hassan Mushaima (70) as his Son Begins the 20th Day of his Hunger Strike in London

Posted date: August 20, 2018in: Advocacy, Bahrain 13, Casework, Press Releases, Statements, TimeLineNo Comments

20 August 2018 – A group of 10 human rights organisations, including Amnesty International and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), have jointly issued a statement of... Read more

Fake acid attack at Bahrain embassy in London

Posted date: August 12, 2018in: Press Releases, Statements, TimeLine, UncategorizedNo Comments

London – 12 August 18, Last night at 1.50am an unidentified member of the Bahrain Embassy in London threw a foamy liquid from the Ambassador’s balcony down onto a political oppon... Read more

London: Bahraini hunger striker is in the second week of his protest outside the Embassy. Green Party demands Foreign Office intervention

Posted date: August 09, 2018in: Advocacy, Press Releases, Statements, TimeLineNo Comments

9 August 2018, London based Bahraini activist, Ali Mushaima, is on the second week of his hunger strike, which began on the 1st of August, to help save his father, Hassan Mushaima, 70 year-o... Read more

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