Bahrain
Bahrain’s human rights situation continues to be dire. Courts convict and imprison prominent human rights defenders and opposition leaders for their peaceful activism. Security forces ill-treat, threaten, and coerce alleged suspects into signing confessions. Authorities have resumed executions, many after unfair trials marred by torture allegations, and fail to hold officials accountable for torture. Courts have stripped the citizenship of hundreds, leaving many stateless, and deported dozens of dissidents, journalists, and lawyers as punishments for offenses that include peaceful criticism of the government. Authorities in 2017 shut down the only independent newspaper in the country as well as opposition parties. Members of dissolved opposition parties were banned from running in parliamentary elections in November 2018.

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Free SpeechIn view of the continued deterioration of the human rights situation in Bahrain, we urge your delegation to raise concerns over the human rights situation in Bahrain during the Council’s debates at the 45th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC).
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“The Blood of People Who Don’t Cooperate”
Continuing Torture and Mistreatment of Detainees in Bahrain
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Criminalizing Dissent, Entrenching Impunity
Persistent Failures of the Bahraini Justice System Since the BICI Report
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News
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Bahrain: No Improvement in Rights Record
Arrests for Peaceful Speech; Death Sentences After Unfair Trials
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Bahrain: Joint Letter to Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council Delegates
Re: Upcoming 45th Session of the Human Rights Council
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Bahrain: Halt Executions of 2 Men Unfairly Convicted
16 Rights Groups Issue Appeal to King to Commute Sentences
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Bahrain: Protect Migrant Workers During Pandemic
Promising Commitments; Proper Implementation, Additional Measures Needed