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Press Release
Bahrain: Authorities must revel whereabouts of eight arrested human rights defenders
Amnesty International today called on the Bahraini authorities to reveal the whereabouts of eight human rights defenders,...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Bahrain: Authorities must revel whereabouts of eight arrested human rights defenders
Amnesty International today called on the Bahraini authorities to reveal the whereabouts of eight human rights defenders,...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Bahrain: “Disturbing, Damning Evidence” of Bahrain’s Excessive Force Against Peaceful Protestors Including Live Ammunition Fired at Close Range
Bahrain?s security forces used live ammunition at close range and targeted peaceful protestor?s heads, chests and abdomens...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Bahrain: “Disturbing, Damning Evidence” of Bahrain’s Excessive Force Against Peaceful Protestors Including Live Ammunition Fired at Close Range
Bahrain?s security forces used live ammunition at close range and targeted peaceful protestor?s heads, chests and abdomens...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Evidence of Bahraini security forces’ brutality revealed
Amnesty International reveals evidence of the Bahraini security forces' systematic use of excessive force in cracking down...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Evidence of Bahraini security forces’ brutality revealed
Amnesty International reveals evidence of the Bahraini security forces' systematic use of excessive force in cracking down...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
With a New Crackdown on Protests in Bahrain, Amnesty International Calls on Countries Including the United States to Suspend Weapons Supplies to the Country
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150. [email protected] a New Crackdown on Protests in Bahrain, Amnesty International Calls on Countries Including the United States to Suspend Weapons Supplies to the CountryWith Fresh Violence and as Many as Eight People Dead, Amnesty International Reveals “Damning Evidence” of Excessive Force in February Assault on Pearl Roundabout(New York) – As new violence erupts in Bahrain, Amnesty International Wednesday called for countries including the United States to immediately suspend the supply of weaponry and munitions to Bahrain as a new investigation foundsecurity forces there used live ammunition at close range and targeted peaceful protestor’s heads, chests and…
March 27, 2011
Press Release
With a New Crackdown on Protests in Bahrain, Amnesty International Calls on Countries Including the United States to Suspend Weapons Supplies to the Country
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150. [email protected] a New Crackdown on Protests in Bahrain, Amnesty International Calls on Countries Including the United States to Suspend Weapons Supplies to the CountryWith Fresh Violence and as Many as Eight People Dead, Amnesty International Reveals “Damning Evidence” of Excessive Force in February Assault on Pearl Roundabout(New York) – As new violence erupts in Bahrain, Amnesty International Wednesday called for countries including the United States to immediately suspend the supply of weaponry and munitions to Bahrain as a new investigation foundsecurity forces there used live ammunition at close range and targeted peaceful protestor’s heads, chests and…
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Bahrain: Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Must Rein in Security Forces as Polic Open Fire on Protestors, Killing One and Injuring Many Others
Amnesty International called on the governments of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia today to immediately restrain their security...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Bahrain: Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Must Rein in Security Forces as Polic Open Fire on Protestors, Killing One and Injuring Many Others
Amnesty International called on the governments of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia today to immediately restrain their security...
March 27, 2011
Report
Crackdown In Bahrain: Human Rights At The Crossroads
Crackdown In Bahrain: Human Rights At The CrossroadsAvailable in PDF only
March 26, 2011
Report
Annual Report: Bahrain 2010
Head of state King Hamad bin 'Issa Al Khalifa Head of government Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Death penalty retentionist Population .8 million Life expectancy 75.6 years Under-5 mortality (m/f) 13/13 per 1,000 Adult literacy 88.8 per cent The government took steps to promote human rights and to improve conditions for some migrant workers. However, it continued to penalize criticism of the royal family and failed to investigate allegations of torture in 2008. One person remained at risk of execution. Background In November, a royal decree established a national human rights institution. Its mandate includes promoting awareness of human…
March 19, 2011