26 June 2014 - The U.S. Department of State released the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2014.
Click below to read the report about Bahrain...
QUESTION: On Bahrain.
MS. HARF: Uh-huh.
QUESTION: On Thursday, Jen called on authorities in Bahrain to drop charges against the activist Nabeel Rajab.
MS. HARF: I would...
153. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the imprisonment of a person (details supplied) in Bahrain; if his...
Secretary Brattskar met human rights activist Nabeel Rajab from the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights on 11 September this year. (Photo: Marta B. Haga, MFA)
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Jen Psaki
Spokesperson
Daily Press Briefing
Washington, DC
October 16, 2014
QUESTION: And then – okay. And then in Bahrain, there are two activists now,...
In a press briefing Friday morning State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that the State Department is “concerned” by the Government of Bahrain’s detention of Rajab....
7 July 2014
The United States is deeply concerned by the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain’s decision to demand the immediate departure of Tom Malinowski, Assistant...
Tier 2 Watch List
Bahrain is a destination country for men and women subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking. Men and women from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka,...
In January 2014, a USCIRF delegation traveled to Manama as a follow-up to a 2012 visit to assess conditions for freedom of religion or belief, including the government’s...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Bahrain is a constitutional monarchy. King Hamad Bin Isa al-Khalifa, the head of state, appoints the cabinet consisting of 29 ministers; 13 of those...