Bahrain
The human rights situation in Bahrain did not improve in 2020. There are 26 individuals currently on death row, all of whom are at imminent risk of execution. The government has put six people to death since it ended a moratorium on executions in 2017. Authorities arrested, prosecuted, and harassed human rights defenders, journalists, opposition leaders, and defense lawyers, including for their social media activity. All independent Bahraini media have been banned since 2017 from operating in the country and all opposition groups dissolved.
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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: Repression Marks Uprising Anniversary
Critical Voices Silenced; Independent Rights Groups Barred
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Bahrain: Free Leading Opposition Activists
Extend Pardons to Political Prisoners Ahead of National Day
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Bahrain: Stop Denying Abuse of Detained Children
Children Beaten, Pepper-Sprayed, Denied Medical Care, Threatened with Rape
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Middle East/North Africa: End Violent Punishment of Children
Human Rights Watch Introduces Country Index Based on Laws, Policies
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Joint Letter to the European Union Ahead of Meeting With Bahraini Delegation
EU-Bahrain Cooperation Agreement Must Depend on Human Rights Improvements
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