BCHR in the media
Nabeel Rajab Appointed as the Deputy Secretary-General for the International Federation for Human Rights
In a the FIDH International Board meeting which was held in Paris from 9 through 11 July, 2010, it was decided to appoint the President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Nabeel Rajab, in the position of Deputy Secretary General and as the permanent representative of the International Federation for Human Rights in the GCC countries.
Bahrain Center Honors Human Rights Watch
Bahrain Center for Human Rights has hosted a dinner in honor of the staff of the Middle East and North Africa division of the Human Rights Watch.
The Special Forces Excessively Use Live Ammunition to Suppress the Demonstrators
Injuries and Victims among them Children
The Special Forces Excessively Use Live Ammunition to Suppress the Demonstrators
7 December 2009
CARAM Asia:Newly Elected Chair of CARAM Asia Faces Unfounded Media Accusations
As a regional organisation comprised of some 34 members from 17 countries, Coordination of Action Research on AIDS and Mobility Asia (CARAM Asia) remains astonished by the recent accusations of Gulf News Daily and Akhbar Al-Khaleej and their malicious and unfounded attacks levelled at our newly elected Chair Nabeel Rajab, the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) and by extension CARAM Asia.
Reuters: Bahraini Shi'ites complain over settling Sunnis
21 Jun 2009
By Andrew Hammond
DUBAI, June 21 (Reuters) - Majority Shi'ite Muslims in the Gulf Arab state of Bahrain, home to a U.S. navy base, are increasingly agitated over what they say are government efforts to give Sunni foreigners nationality to dilute Shi'ite numbers.
The Media Line: BAHRAIN BACKTRACKS ON WORKERS’ RIGHTS REFORM
Bahrain Backtracks on Workers’ Rights Reform
Written by Rachelle Kliger
Published Monday, June 15, 2009
Bahrain has decided not to revoke a system that has been criticized for violating the rights of foreign workers.
The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) said it would not be canceling the sponsorship system, which stipulates that foreign workers in the Gulf country must be sponsored by an employee in order to obtain a work visa and cannot switch jobs freely.
The New York Times : Bahrain King Pardons Shiite Political Prisoners
April 13, 2009
Bahrain King Pardons Shiite Political Prisoners
By MONA EL-NAGGAR
CAIRO — The king of Bahrain has pardoned 178 Bahraini detainees charged with security offenses, including two prominent Shiite opposition leaders whose arrest set off regular protests that often ended in violent clashes between Shiite demonstrators and the police.
Under the royal pardon, issued Saturday, the release of the detainees, all Shiites, began Sunday.
Reuters- Bahrain opposition wants EU, UN monitors at "show trial
* EU, U.N. asked to attend trial of government opponents
* British lawmaker: protesters face "merciless onslaught"
* Bahrain minister says trial is not politically motivated
By Peter Griffiths
LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - International monitors should attend the trial in Bahrain of opposition figures accused of plotting to overthrow the Gulf state's government to ensure they receive a fair hearing, their supporters said on Wednesday.
Menassat: Bahrain hit by mass web censorship campaign
BEIRUT, February 2, 2009 (MENASSAT) - On January 14 this year, local newspapers in Bahrain made public a ministerial order by Bahrain’s new Minister of Media & Culture, Shiekha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa that called on telecommunications companies and Internet service providers to tighten their measures on preventing access to web sites previously banned by the ministry.
Bahrain: Urgent measures required to combat discrimination against women
Coalition Equality Without Reservation
Bahrain Women Union
Bahrain Center for Human Rights
Bahrain Human Rights Society
International Federation for Human Rights
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Press release
Bahrain: Urgent measures required to combat discrimination against women
