Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), and the Bahrain Institute for Right & Democracy (BIRD) analyze all the statements and resolutions of the member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), the European Parliament (EP), the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR), and the UN Secretary-General since 2011 in order to track the international reaction to the deterioration of Bahrain’s human rights situation.
Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain
14 September 2016
Through this report the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) aims to highlight cases of ongoing killings, attacks and threats against journalists and other media workers in four countries, Bahrain, Iraq, Syria and Yemen, and makes recommendations to enhance their protection using international mechanisms including the United Nations system.
Gulf Centre for Human Rights
13 September 2016
Bahrain Center for Human Rights
31 August 2016
In February, authorities closed the Al-Arab television station just hours after it began operating because the outlet aired an interview with an official from the opposition group Al-Wefaq.
Freedom House
24 April 2016
Bahraini national search engine proposed, would allow for easier filtering of search results by authorities
Freedom House
31 October 2015
Ranked 188th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
1 May 2015
Bahrain Center for Human Rights
16 June 2014
Persistent failures of the Bahraini justice system since the BICI report
Human Rights Watch
28 May 2014
Bahrain Center for Human Rights
3 May 2014
Ranked 188th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
1 May 2014
Anti-terrorism decree allows state to strip citizenship of protestors
Freedom House
1 May 2014
Bahrain Center for Human Rights
18 March 2014
"No Internet spring"
Reporters Without Borders
12 March 2014
"'Blogfather' Ali Abdel Imam flees Bahrain after two years in hiding"
Committee to Protect Journalists
11 February 2014
Ranked 163rd in annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders
31 January 2014
Maximum sentence for insulting the king increased from two to five years
Human Rights Watch
22 January 2014
Bahrain Center for Human Rights
29 December 2013
Bahrain Center for Human Rights
14 July 2013
Human Rights Watch
20 June 2013
Ranked 188th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
1 May 2013
Bahrain Center for Human Rights
8 April 2013
Reporters Without Borders
12 March 2013
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies
12 March 2013
Human Rights Watch
28 February 2013
Documenting human rights abuses during the pro-democracy movement
Bahrain Center for Human Rights
11 February 2013
"The year featured new rounds of arrests and incarcerations of human rights activists, including Nabeel Rajab and Zaynab al-Khawaja"
Freedom House
16 January 2013
BCHR's report evaluates progress made by Bahrain on human rights violations, and marks anniversary of Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry
Bahrain Center for Human Rights
19 November 2012