End persecution of human rights defenders in Bahrain now, says international appeal to UNHRC

September 17, 2012 - United Nations Human Rights Council
Bahraini activists
As human rights groups lobbying during the 21st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), we call on UNHRC member states participating in Bahrain's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to join us in urging Bahrain to accept the UPR ...

One hundred organisations call to end assault on freedom of speech, and to free all detained human rights defenders and netizens

May 18, 2012 - Arab Countries
Human rights activists Nabeel Rajab and Zainab Al-Khawaja - Photo EPA
  We, the undersigned global human rights organisations, call on the King, the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister of Bahrain to immediately release all human rights defenders, Twitter activists and bloggers, detained solely for exercising their right to peaceful free ...

JOINT ACTION \ Forty-eight IFEX members and partners call for freedom for Bahraini human rights defenders, bloggers and activists

April 17, 2012 - Arab Countries
JOINT ACTION \ Forty-eight IFEX members and partners call for freedom for Bahraini human rights defenders, bloggers and activists
His Majesty Sheikh Hamad bin Issa Al-Khalifa King of Bahrain Your Excellency,  In the face of growing international concern about human rights violations in Bahrain as you prepare to welcome people to the Formula One on 22 April, we the undersigned 48 members ...

Open Letter to the Government of Bahrain: Respect the Rights of Al-Khawaja Family

April 14, 2012 - Arab Countries
Maryam AlKhawaja in a protest at the Bahraini embassy in Cairo - Photo by: @Kiroz_
Maryam Al-Khawaja, a 24 year old woman human rights defender from Bahrain, has been doing extensive work on documenting human rights violations prior to and during the February 14th uprising in Bahrain. She is the head of international relations and ...

Detained defender Al Khawaja between life and death

April 5, 2012 - Arab Countries
Al Khawaja
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) are extremely concerned about the continued deterioration of the health status of jailed prominent human rights defenders ...

Joint letter to King of Bahrain Regarding Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja

March 6, 2012 - Arab Countries
Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
(Photo: Frontline Defenders) His Majesty the King Shaikh Hamad bin 'Issa Al Khalifa Office of His Majesty the King Your Majesty, We, the undersigned 45 human rights organisations which are members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) and other groups, call on the ...

Bahrain: Vicious Attack on Human Rights defender Nabeel Rajab

January 6, 2012 - Arab Countries, International Advocacy Program
nabeel_rajab6
06 Jan 2012 The Gulf Centre for Human Rights, the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights and Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies hold the authorities in Bahrain full responsibility for the life and safety of human Rights defender Nabeel Rajab. The President ...

Crackdown on Human Rights Defenders Sweeps Arab Region: Seeds of Repression Planted in Year of Revolution

December 14, 2011 - Arab Countries
الوطن العربي
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) hails the courageous work of the many human rights defenders in the Arab region who were - and still are - one of the locomotives for change. 2011 has been marked as ...

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