THE OBSERVATORY for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders :BAHRAIN

Political context

Bahrain: Kidnap and Assault of a Young Boy after his Release among the Royal Pardon

24 May 2009

The Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights expresses its deep concern regarding the information received on the assault of Sayed Adnan Sayed Majeed – 16 years of age – after he was kidnapped by a group of people wearing civilian clothes near his home in Hamad Town, south of the country.

Bahrain: A campaign to defame a human rights defender who was severely beaten and to discredit national and international human rights organizations

May 19, 2009

THE OBSERVATORY
for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders

BHR 002 / 0509 / OBS 071

May 13, 2009

Cairo in 14.5.2009

Urgent – Bahrain

The Arab Program for Human Rights Activisits is follows up with deep concern the brutal assault which occurred to the activist Mr.Gaffar Kazem, who was abducted by a group of persons wearing a civilian cloths in the night 0f 7.5.2009, where the activist was driving his car near the Gad-Hafs Medical Center, west of Manama city. He was stopped by two cars, and before he pays an attention they dragged him blind-folded to a remot and unkown area,where they brutally assaulted and beaten him until he lost consciousness. He suffered from a broken rips and head injury.

http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/05/1...activist?print

May 12, 2009

(New York) - Bahrain should immediately begin a thorough and impartial investigation into the abduction and torture of the human rights activist Ja'far Kadhim Ibrahim, Human Rights Watch said today. Men whom Ibrahim believed were working for a Bahraini security agency abducted him on the night of May 7, 2009, and beat him severely with batons.

Bahrain Center for Human Rights - May 10, 2009

The Bahrain Centre for human rights (BCHR) and the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights (BYSHR) are gravely concerned upon hearing that human rights defender Mr. Jaafar Kadhim was severely beaten after being abducted by 5-6 men in plain clothes.

International Federation for Human Rights
Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR)
Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS)

Press Release
Bahrain: Royal pardon of 178 activists and defenders.
A strong signal for ending a latent political crisis?

A Welcome of the Release of 178 Activists in Bahrain
Demand to Guarantee non-repetition of State Violations

12-4-2009

Bahrain pardons opposition leaders after protests
Sun Apr 12, 2009 6:19am EDT
* Pardon follows increased international attention

* Move eases political tensions to focus on economy

* Shi'ite scholars negotiated release

(Adds reaction from Al-Wefaq opposition, background)

By Frederik Richter