23 March 2017 – The Fifth High Criminal Court in Bahrain today sentenced scholar and activist Khalil al-Halwachi to 10 years in prison. The government arrested and charged al-...
On 14 March at the 34th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland issued a statement on human rights issues in Bahrain, Vietnam, Colombia, Egypt and South Sudan....
Human Rights Council – 34th session, Item 4 – General Debate
Statement of the Czech Republic
Thank you, Mr. President.
The Czech Republic aligns itself with the EU...
Written statement submitted by the Alsalam Foundation, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status
Alsalam Foundation, together with Americans for Democracy...
Written statement submitted by Amnesty International, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status
Resumption of executions
Amnesty International is...
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
34th Session
Item 4: General Debate
Statement by Denmark
Thank you, Mr. President
Denmark fully aligns itself with the EU statement.
We...
A Bahraini court on Tuesday delayed a ruling in the trial of the spiritual leader of the country's Shi'ite Muslim majority on charges of collecting funds illegally and money...
Human Rights Watch is deeply concerned about the many serious human rights situations on which this Council has failed to take any meaningful action:
The situation in Bahrain...
The trial of jailed Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab on charges of spreading “rumours and false news” was deferred for a second time on 7 March until 16 April. The...
A prominent Bahraini doctor jailed for five years in connection with the 2011 Arab Spring uprising for democracy was released from prison on Friday, a lawyer and witness said....