The Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA) of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) is an independent UN body that evaluates and accredits national

Note added on 7 February 2025: The number of 126 political prisoners benefitting from open prisons refers only to the prisoners who were enrolled in

Today, 11 November 2024, Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa met with King Charles III in Windsor.  The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy

Bahrain’s Alternative Sentencing and Enforcement Directorate announced on 23 September 2024 that 340 inmates of Jau Prison will have their prison sentences replaced with alternative

Bahrain: Joint Letter on Human Rights Priorities to All Member States of the United Nations General Assembly Re: 79th Session of the UN General Assembly

15 August 2024 – Three UN experts issued a press release calling on Bahrain to “restore rights in Jau prison amid prisoner protests.” Prisoners in

Bahrain: Joint letter on Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace as he exceeds three years on hunger strike  8 July 2024 Your Majesties, We write to you urgently

The following analysis by BIRD is based on a review of the official list published by the Government of Bahrain, with the names and CPR

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Joint Letter on Human Rights Situation to Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council Re: Upcoming 56th Session of the Human