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The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders: Urgent Appeal
Acts of physical and psychological torture perpetrated against Messrs. Abduljalil Al-Sengais and Abdulghani Ali Issa Al-Khanjar while in detention
1 September 2010
The Observatory has been informed by the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) about the acts of physical and psychological torture perpetrated against Messrs. Abduljalil Al-Sengais, Spokesperson and Director of the Human Rights Bureau of the Haq Movement for Civil Liberties and Democracy, and Abdulghani Ali Issa Al-Khanjar, Spokesperson of the National Committee for Martyrs and Victims of Torture (NCMVT), while in detention.
HRW: Bahrain: Pursue Torture Allegations
Counterterrorism Charges Against Activists Follow Weeks of Incommunicado Detention
September 1, 2010
"Bahraini authorities should immediately investigate these allegations of torture and guarantee the physical and psychological well-being of the four men. The attorney general has a legal obligation to throw out any coerced confessions and any evidence obtained by ill-treatment, including information that led to the men's indictments."
Joe Stork, deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch
(Washington, DC) - Bahraini authorities should immediately look into allegations of torture by four opposition activists who had been held in incommunicado detention for more than two weeks, Human Rights Watch said today. In their formal interrogation sessions with prosecutors, the four contended that their captors had subjected them to torture and degrading treatment.
CPJ: Bahrain gags press as it cracks down on opposition
New York, August 31, 2010--Bahrainian prosecutors have banned journalists from reporting on the detentions of dozens of opposition activists, according to news accounts. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities to lift the censorship order immediately.
Scholars at Risk (SAR) Call for Urgent Action for Detained Mechanical Engineering Professor Abdul Jalil Al-Singace of Bahrain
August 27, 2010
Scholars at Risk (SAR) is gravely concerned about the arrest and detention of Professor Abdul Jalil Al-Singace, a mechanical engineer at University of Bahrain in Isa Town. SAR asks for letters, faxes and emails urging authorities to explain publicly the reasons for Prof. Al-Singace’s detention, disclose the whereabouts of Prof. Al-Singace and ensure his access to medical care, family and legal counsel.
NEAR: Bahraini Professor and Activist Arrested
26 August 2010
A lecturer in Engineering was detained by authorities in Bahrain on 13 August, Human Rights Watch reported on 17 August 2010. Dr Abduljalil al-Singace, who teaches engineering at the University of Bahrain, was arrested at Bahrain International Airport as he returned from London with his family.
IHRC appeals to UN Special Rappateur regarding situation of human rights activist Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace
20 August 2010
A week after the arrest of Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace, the Chairman of the Human Rights Committee of the Haq Movement in Bahrain, and in view of the subsequent crackdown of protests against the arrest in the country, the Islamic Human Rights Committee has appealed to Mrs. Margaret Sekaggya, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, appealing for her to take up the case.
Reporters Without Borders: Bahrain- Unacceptable arrests of human rights activists
Published on 20 August 2010
Abdeljalil Al-Singace, a blogger and academic who heads a mainly Shiite opposition group called Haq (or Movement for Liberties and Democracy), was arrested on 13 August on returning from London, where he took part in a seminar on the worsening human rights situation in Bahrain.
He has been accused of defaming the government and judicial authorities, and “publishing false information about the country’s internal affairs” with the aim of sullying its image.
Arab Program for Human Rights Activists: Defense of Human Rights Leads to Detention
Cairo in August 18, 2010
The Arab Program for Human Rights Activists follows with great concern the implications of the extremely hostile Bahraini official statements severe against political and human rights activists in the Kingdom of Bahrain, which led the security authorities to arrest the colleague Abdul Galil Sinkece, Head of Human Rights Office in August 13, 2010 after his return from Britain, where he explained in a seminar in the House of Lords the human rights situation in Bahrain, the deterioration of rights and religious freedoms and the ongoing discrimination against the Shiites.
26 Organizations: Royal sanction to crackdown on political opposition and human rights defenders in Bahrain
19/08/2010
The undersigned organizations wish to express their grave concern for the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain. Just a few days ago, the King himself, joined by the prime minister and interior minister, issued a sternly worded threat against political activists and human rights defenders, who have been accused of inciting against the government abroad and harming the country. In his statement, the King advocated bringing the full force of the law to bear against these so-called “provocateurs” who are endangering civic peace.
Front Line: Bahrain Update - Human rights defenders in Bahrain denied access to their families and lawyers
From left to right Activists: Jaffar Al-Hessabi, Mohammed Saeed, Abdulghani Al-Khanjar, Abduljalil Al-Sengais
Posted on 2010/08/18
Front Line is seriously concerned that human rights defenders arrested over the last days in Bahrain are being denied access to lawyers and to their families. The whereabouts of Dr. Abduljalil Al Singace and Abdul Ghani al-Kanjar remain unknown and they have reportedly been denied access to their families and to their lawyers since their arrest on 13 and 15 August 2010 respectively.
