On Monday, February 27, 2012, the 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) was inaugurated at the council’s headquarters in Geneva; the session is slated to close on...
Politically Motivated Prosecutions Flagrantly Disregard Rights
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
(Beirut) – Bahrain has routinely convicted hundreds of opposition activists and others...
28 Feb 2012
A Kuwaiti teenager arrested in Bahrain on 12 February 2012 is currently held in a police station in Bahrain and faces criminal charges. He said police beat him...
February 27, 2012
Washington, DC – Today, the 20 Bahrain medics who were detained, tortured and sentenced to long terms in prison after an unfair military court trial again...
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
» Press freedom conditions hit their worst point since Bahrain gained its independence in 1971.
» Two journalists die in state custody; widespread arrests...
The court issued its first verdict against a teacher who is charged for refusing to work (joining the strike) last year. The sentence is 3 months in prison but the court...
26 Feb 2012
The committee set by the Supreme Judicial Council revealed that 502 persons were convicted by the Military court up until Oct 2011 in 165 different cases, and...
Beirut, 25 February 2012 -- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights appeals to the King of Bahrain and the Bahraini government to intervene rapidly to release the founder of our...
As Received from International Affairs Department, Al Wefaq Society
Feb 25:
The day started with the news of the death to a 68 year old woman, Abdah Hussain Isa the...
As Received from
International Affairs Department
Al Wefaq Society
Feb 20:
Matar was found innocent by the criminal court. After spending around 100 days in jail, 45...