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Swept under the rug: Bahrain’s UPR Outcome adopted while authorities cover up systematic repression of human rights

On September 21, 2017, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) formally adopted its third round of recommendations to Bahrain in the framework of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a process aimed at assessing the human rights record of each UN Member State every four years.

29 Sep 2017
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Ebtisam Al Saegh

Bahrain: Alkarama Strongly Condemns Crackdown on Human Rights Defenders Under the Pretext of “Terrorism”

On 18 July 2017, Alkarama was informed that Bahraini human rights defender and lawyer Ebtisam Al Saegh was allegedly charged with “using human rights work as a cover to communicate and cooperate with Al Karama Foundation to provide them with information and fake news about the situation in Bahrain to undermine its status abroad”.

21 Jul 2017
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Bahrain: UN Committee Denounces “Widespread Torture”

On 12 May 2017, the Committee Against Torture (CAT) published its Concluding Observations following the review of Bahrain in April.

17 May 2017
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Our concerns
  • Ongoing crackdown on freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association;
  • Repression and systematic harassment of peaceful dissidents, political opponents and human right defenders;
  • Persistent use of torture by the security forces, absence of independent investigations into allegations of torture and lack of accountability for perpetrators.

 

Human Rights Instruments
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
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ICCPR Ratification Date
Individual Complaint procedure with the Human Rights committee (ICCPR Optional protocol 1) Ratified ?
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Second Optional Protocol of ICCPR (abolition of death penalty) ratified ?
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Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment (UNCAT)
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UNCAT Ratification Date
OPCAT (National Preventive Mechanism) Ratified ?
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National Preventive Mechanism (OPCAT) created ?
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UNCAT Art 20 (confidential inquiries) ratified ?
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Date of last Concluding Observations by Committee against Torture (CAT)
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Next CAT State Report Due
OVERDUE - State party did not submit report on time
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED)
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Human Rights Council
Date last Universal Period Review (UPR)
UPR Next Review
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Membership of Human Rights Council:

2006, 2008-2010, 2019-2021

National Human Rights Institution
National Institution for Human Rights
Accreditation with the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI)
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Latest Reports
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Bahrain: Committee against Torture - 2nd review - alkarama's report - Mar 2017

Bahrain
Committee Against Torture
Report
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Bahrain: Universal Periodic Review- 3rd cycle- Alkarama's Report - Sep 2016

Bahrain
Universal Periodic Review
Report
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Bahrain: International Coordinating Committee of NHRIs- Alkarama’s Report- Jan 2016

Bahrain
National Human Rights Institution
Report
Committee against Torture - review - alkarama's report

Bahrain: Committee against Torture - 2nd review - alkarama's list of issues - fev 2015

Bahrain
Committee Against Torture
Report
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Bahrain: Universal Periodic Review- 2nd cycle- Alkarama's report- nov 2011

Bahrain
Universal Periodic Review
Report
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