Amnesty International: Bahrain: Investigation into rights abuses welcomed
30 June 2011 An independent commission set up by the King of Bahrain to investigate alleged human rights abuses during recent protests in the country is a significant step...
UN rights chief trusts Bahrain probe to meet standards
(AFP) – 30 June 2011 GENEVA — The UN's human rights chief welcomed Thursday Bahrain's move to launch an independent probe of recent unrest and said she was confident it would...
Bahraini King Announces Royal Investigation, Committee
POMED Wire - 29 June 2011 King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain issued a royal decree (text) today establishing a committee to investigate the”incidents that happened in...
Alaa Shehabi: My husband was abducted by Bahrain 'security'
One woman's personal ordeal describes how her husband was jailed following a military trial. Alaa Shehabi 25 Jun 2011 First published on english.aljazeera.net For the...
HRF: Sham Trials in Bahrain Prove Need for Greater U.S. Pressure
By Robert Joyce Human Rights Defenders Program 28 June 2011 On Wednesday a military court in Bahrain announced its latest outrage. Twenty-one activists were sentenced in...
Abuses and Trials Continue in Bahrain
The POMED WIRE June 27, 2011 The trial of 28 doctors and nurses resumed today, with the judge refusing to allow defense witnesses to testify. The state-run Bahrain News...
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) 'concern' at plight of medics
June 25, 2011 JAMIE SMYTH Social Affairs Correspondent THE ROYAL College of Surgeons in Ireland has expressed “deep concerns for the rights of detained medical personnel...
FIFA ask Bahrain to explain jail term
25 June 2011 The Bahrain Football Association faces being frozen out by FIFA after Bahrain international Mohamed Hubail was imprisoned on Thursday. The Bahrain Football...
Gilmore condemns jailing for life of Bahraini activists
MARY FITZGERALD, Foreign Affairs Correspondent June 23, 2011 TÁNAISTE AND Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore has said he is “appalled” by the severity of the life...
Freedom House: Continuing Abuses by Bahraini Government Demand Stronger Response by U.S. and International Community
WashingtonJune 17, 2011 Freedom House welcomes yesterday’s statement by the United States at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva listing Bahrain as one of...