Torture leaves Bahrain inmates with long-lasting ‘wounds’: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

Torture leaves Bahrain inmates with long-lasting ‘wounds’: Report

Al Jazeera  

Political prisoners and prisoners of conscience in Bahrain are suffering from the long-term effects of torture and other alleged violations experienced during their arrest, interrogation and imprisonment, according to a new report. The non-profit Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain said on Monday it had found through interviews and medical reports that many victims were unable to resume a normal life due to “invisible wounds” that persist years after the alleged mistreatment. According to ADHRB, mental health services are unavailable in prison, where Bahraini authorities practise “extreme forms of medical negligence”, denying prisoners their basic rights. Men were less likely to seek support out of a desire to appear “strong” and “tough”, ADHRB said, while female survivors of sexual assault and rape struggled to resume social and intimate relationships. Human Rights Watch, among other international organisations, has criticised Bahrain, a majority Shia country ruled by a Sunni monarchy, for spending the past decade “cracking down on peaceful opposition”.

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Bahrain’s king pardons over 450 inmates. Many may be political prisoners, activist says
4 months, 1 week ago

Bahrain’s king pardons over 450 inmates. Many may be political prisoners, activist says

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bahrain’s king pardoned 457 prisoners Wednesday night to mark his 25th anniversary as the island nation’s ruler, with one activist saying many of those freed appeared to be political prisoners. Bahrain’s government did not answer questions from The Associated Press, but said the pardon “further demonstrates Bahrain’s commitment to criminal justice, with an opportunity today …

Independent UN experts urge Bahrain to ensure prisoners have adequate food, water in scorching heat
5 months ago

Independent UN experts urge Bahrain to ensure prisoners have adequate food, water in scorching heat

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Independent experts with the United Nations urged Bahrain on Thursday to ensure those held at its Jaw prison have access to adequate food, water and medical care after they received allegations guards have cut air conditioning in the island kingdom’s sweltering summer. Bahrain called the accusations “false” in a statement sent to The Associated Press …

Bahrain jails 3 Shia Muslima for YouTube debates on Islam
1 year, 9 months ago

Bahrain jails 3 Shia Muslima for YouTube debates on Islam

Op India  

Three members of Al-Tajdeed, a Bahraini religious and cultural society that supports an open discourse on Islamic topics, have received prison sentences. Although Bahrain’s royal family is Sunni Muslim, the majority of the country’s population follows Shia Islam. Due to their ‘deliberately undermining the fundamentals of the Islamic religion on which all Muslims and sects agree,’ the persecution submitted the …

Legislators urged to raise Bahrain human rights at int’l assembly
1 year, 10 months ago

Legislators urged to raise Bahrain human rights at int’l assembly

Al Jazeera  

Parliamentarians urged to raise severe restrictions on political freedom when they gather in Manama from March 11. Rights groups are urging members of parliament attending this year’s Inter-Parliamentary Union in Bahrain to use the assembly to raise concerns about the “dire state of political freedom” in the Gulf country. In a joint letter to the delegates of the IPU Assembly, …

Rights group, UN experts express concern over Bahrain arrests
1 year, 10 months ago

Rights group, UN experts express concern over Bahrain arrests

Al Jazeera  

HRW says Manama still committing widespread rights violations as it seeks to ‘display image of reform and tolerance’. Bahrain must drop all charges against three men who have been arrested amid ongoing violations of the “rights to freedom of expression, assembly, and association” in the Gulf country, Human Rights Watch has said. The appeal on Tuesday by the international rights …

HRW report says laws are marginalising Bahrain opposition
2 years, 2 months ago

HRW report says laws are marginalising Bahrain opposition

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Watch says laws are used to keep the opposition from running for office or even serving on the boards of civic organisations. The Bahraini government is using its “political isolation laws” and a series of other tactics to keep the opposition out of public office and other aspects of public life, according to a report by NGO Human …

US rights group calls for ‘free and fair’ elections in Bahrain
2 years, 9 months ago

US rights group calls for ‘free and fair’ elections in Bahrain

Al Jazeera  

Bahraini-American rights organisation says Gulf country is heading towards another ‘sham’ vote in November. A Bahraini-American rights group has called on Bahrain to release political prisoners and allow independent monitors to observe the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections in order to avoid a repeat of what it called a “sham” vote in 2018. “Conditions in Bahrain at the present time make …

US senators urge State Dept to confront Bahrain’s ‘repression’
3 years, 3 months ago

US senators urge State Dept to confront Bahrain’s ‘repression’

Al Jazeera  

Since a 2011 uprising, the Gulf country has arrested thousands of protesters and reportedly subjected prisoners to torture. A bipartisan group of United States senators has called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to press the Kingdom of Bahrain to end what it calls the “violent, systemic repression” of its population. “We write to raise our concerns about the government …

Death sentences in Bahrain ‘dramatically escalated’ since 2011
3 years, 6 months ago

Death sentences in Bahrain ‘dramatically escalated’ since 2011

Al Jazeera  

Death sentences in the small Gulf nation have risen more than 600 percent in the past decade, new report finds. The joint report noted the use of torture, especially in “terror” related death penalty cases, was particularly widespread, despite pledges for human rights reform by the government. Some 88 percent of men executed in Bahrain since 2011 were convicted of …

I have been tortured and jailed in Bahrain for seven years. Does the UK support that too?
4 years, 5 months ago

I have been tortured and jailed in Bahrain for seven years. Does the UK support that too?

The Independent  

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Bahrain court upholds death sentence against two men in 2014 case
4 years, 6 months ago

Bahrain court upholds death sentence against two men in 2014 case

Al Jazeera  

Rights groups say Mohammed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa were tortured to extract false confessions over bombing of convoy. Bahrain’s top court has upheld death sentences against two men convicted of bombing a convoy and killing a police officer, as human rights groups said their conviction was based on confessions extracted through torture. Mohammed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa lost their final …

Saudi leaders may be responsible for activists’ torture: UK MPs
5 years, 11 months ago

Saudi leaders may be responsible for activists’ torture: UK MPs

Al Jazeera  

They say the ‘highest Saudi authorities’ may be implicated in what is likely a violation of international law. Three British politicians have endorsed reports stating that women activists detained in Saudi Arabia have been tortured, and said responsibility for what is likely a violation of international law could lie with “Saudi authorities at the highest level”. The conclusions of the …

Women detainees 'being sexually assaulted and flogged' in secret Saudi prisons
5 years, 11 months ago

Women detainees 'being sexually assaulted and flogged' in secret Saudi prisons

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Female rights activists in Saudi …

Rights groups call for access to Saudi detainees
5 years, 11 months ago

Rights groups call for access to Saudi detainees

Al Jazeera  

Rights groups have called on Saudi Arabia to grant them access to detainees in the kingdom a day after British parliamentarians threatened to publish their own report detailing allegations of mistreatment unless Riyadh allows them in by next week. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch on Friday called on Saudi Arabia to allow independent monitors to meet detainees, including women’s …

Torture, reform and women’s rights in Saudi Arabia
6 years, 1 month ago

Torture, reform and women’s rights in Saudi Arabia

Al Jazeera  

Hana Al-Khamri is a writer and analyst based in Sweden. On November 20, Amnesty International published a report detailing how Saudi women’s rights activists, arbitrarily arrested in a government crackdown earlier this year, have faced sexual harassment and torture during their interrogation. This is why Saudi women’s rights movements, which for the most part demand reform within the existing political …

Torture, reform and women’s rights in Saudi Arabia
6 years, 1 month ago

Torture, reform and women’s rights in Saudi Arabia

Al Jazeera  

Hana Al-Khamri is a writer and analyst based in Sweden. On November 20, Amnesty International published a report detailing how Saudi women’s rights activists, arbitrarily arrested in a government crackdown earlier this year, have faced sexual harassment and torture during their interrogation. This is why Saudi women’s rights movements, which for the most part demand reform within the existing political …

Saudi Arabia tortured activists including women, rights groups claim
6 years, 1 month ago

Saudi Arabia tortured activists including women, rights groups claim

CNN  

CNN — Saudi Arabia has tortured, sexually harassed and mistreated several human rights activists detained since May this year, including women, two leading international rights groups have alleged. In a separate but strikingly similar statement, citing “informed sources,” Human Rights Watch claimed interrogators had tortured at least three of the Saudi women activists detained at the beginning of May. “Only …

Bahrain opposition leaders sentenced to life in prison after court reverses spying acquittal
6 years, 2 months ago

Bahrain opposition leaders sentenced to life in prison after court reverses spying acquittal

ABC  

A Bahraini court has ordered life sentences for three senior opposition members, overturning a previous acquittal on charges of spying for Qatar in what an international rights group called a "travesty of justice". Key points: Opposition figures were accused of spying and receiving financial support from Qatar They say they are being targeted for their political views Shiite leader is …

Prisoners in Yemen say they are being subjected to mass sexual abuse from Emirati officers
6 years, 6 months ago

Prisoners in Yemen say they are being subjected to mass sexual abuse from Emirati officers

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Prisoners in Yemen, who are …

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