Month of April, 2006
Bahrain's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council must mean better protection for human rights defenders
Front Line Press Release - 24 April 2006
During a recent visit to meet with human rights defenders in Bahrain, the Deputy Director of Front Line welcomed the candidacy of Bahrain for election to the new UN Human Rights Council.
Bahrain is a candidate for one of the 13 seats allocated to the region of Asia on the UN Human Rights Council. The council, which meets for the first time in June, replaces the discredited UN Human Rights Commission
Speaking from Manama, Andrew Anderson said that Bahrain’s candidacy "demonstrates a commitment to international human rights mechanisms and openness to scrutiny of Bahrain's human rights record, which must now also be reflected in measures to ensure the protection of human rights defenders in Bahrain."
Continuation of Speedy, Unfair Trials and Sentences Following “Airport Case”
7 Bahraini’s Sentenced to 1 Year in Jail
Bahrain Centre for Human Rights
Ref: 19040609
Eight Bahrainis Defamed and Criminalized Before Trial
Arrested and Charged with Illegal Assembly and Burning Tyres
Amongst Them a Minor
Fear Concerning Safety and Lack of Fair Trial
16 April 2006
Verdict of appeals court on “Airport Incident” detainees
1 Aquittal, 8 Sentences Halved & 4 Sentences Upheld
Bahrain Centre for Human Rights
Ref: 14040606
The High Criminal Appeals Court, headed by Judge Shaikh Mohammed bin Ali Al Khalifa and assisted by associate judges Ahmed Yahya and Ahmed Yousuf, delivered on the 11th of April 2006, the verdict of the 13 men sentenced in relations to the “Airport Incident”. According to the Bahraini Gulf Daily News, Yasser Khalifa, 31 years, from Ras Roman, was acquitted because their was no proof that he was involved.
Custody Extended for “Dana Mall” Detainees
D.A. Reclassifies Cases from Minor Offenses to Criminal Felonies
Bahrain Centre for Human Rights
Ref: 08040606
Petition from participants at the “Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy" to the King of Bahrain
Fourth Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy: "Advancing Democracy: Justice, Pluralism, and Participation"
Istanbul, Turkey, April 2-5, 2006
His Majesty Hamad Bin Issa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa,
King of the Kingdom of Bahrain,
We the undersigned, participants at the “Fourth Assembly—Advancing Democracy: Justice, Pluralism, and Participation - Istanbul, Turkey, April 2-5, 2006,
Applauding all recent positive developments in the Kingdom of Bahrain, we call upon your Majesty and the Bahrain authorities:
