His Excellency Shaikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Khalifa Ambassador of Bahrain to Washington, D.C. Dear Ambassador, I am writing on behalf of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE), …
Ngo’s Send Letter To Bahrain King Regarding Torture Victims
The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), Cairo Institute for Human Rights …
29 NGOs submit letter to newly appointed Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, urging a change of policy on Bahrain
A group of 29 NGOs have sent a letter to the newly appointed Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Phillip Hammond, urging a shift in U.K. policy towards the situation in …
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab Mourns Children Killed in a Demonstration for his Release; Local and International Organizations Note that Abysmal Prison Conditions and Lack of Accountability Paves the Way for More Violations
On Wednesday evening, June 11, 2014, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, in conjunction with the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Human Rights Watch, International Federation for Human …
Permanent Representative at the UN Human Rights Council Re: Situation of human rights in Bahrain
Your Excellency, The undersigned NGOs remain deeply concerned by ongoing serious human rights violations in Bahrain, including the politically motivated imprisonment of high-profile opposition activists and human rights defenders after …
Third Anniversary of Arrest: Calls for the Release of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
30 International and Local Civil Society Groups Call for Immediate and Unconditional Release of Bahraini Human Rights Defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja on the Third Anniversary of His Arrest The undersigned civil …
CIHRS at the UN Human Rights Council:
Attempts to Eradicate Pro-Democracy Movements in Arab Region Require Urgent Response
(Geneva) As the 25th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) begins, many governments in the Arab region are increasingly criminalizing and violently repressing almost all forms of free expression …
The UN should appoint a special envoy for democratic transitions in the Arab region
CIHRS recommendations presented to the UN Secretary-General during a meeting with CIHRS director Bahey eldin Hassan
The UN should restructure the missions of its bureaus in the region and prioritize the human rights component of their work. Egypt: The government should immediately release all non-violent political …
UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon meets with Bahey Eldin Hassan, CIHRS Director
Yesterday evening, Tuesday, January 7th, Mr. Ban Ki -moon, Secretary -General of the United Nations, met with Bahey Eldin Hassan, Director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, at …
End unfair imprisonment of Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, eligible for early release
The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR), the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Front Line Defenders, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) and the Cairo Institute for …