Articles for Bahrain

Bahrain: Father Paralysed After Excessive Use of Force by Policemen

In February 2015, Hussain Ali Radhi Abdulrasool, a father and driver, was violently arrested by a group of policemen leaving him unconscious and severely injured. Eight months later, he was acquitted of all charges against him, but left paralysed from the waist down, he is unable to work.

02 Dec 2015

Bahrain: Student Sentenced to 25 Years Imprisonment on the Basis of Confessions Under Torture

On 20 November 2015, Alkarama sent a communication to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (SRT) regarding the case of 21-year-old student Ahmed Sayed Hussain Sharaf Ali Mohamed, who was arrested by members of the Riot Police in October 2014.

24 Nov 2015

Bahrain: Sentenced to 15 Years on Basis of Confessions Obtained Under Torture

On 13 November 2015, Alkarama sent a communication to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (SRT) regarding the case of Radhi Ali Radhi Abdulrasool, employed at the Zein Telecommunication company, arrested by members of the Bahraini police in November 2012.

18 Nov 2015

Bahrain: Another Case of Torture Used to Extract Confessions

On 13 November 2015, Alkarama sent a communication to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (SRT) regarding the case of school bus driver Mohamed Hassan Ali Ibrahim Ali. The victim was arrested in September 2013 and taken to the Criminal Investigation Centre of Manama, where he was severely tortured and forced to make confessions. These confessions were later used to justify the charges brought against him.

17 Nov 2015

Bahrain: UN Committee against Torture Adopts List of Issues in View of the Country's Review

On 6 May 2015, during its 54th session, the United Nations Committee against Torture (CAT) – a body of 10 independent experts that monitors the implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (

17 Aug 2015

Bahrain: "Torture: Still a Concern" – Alkarama Submits List of Issues to Raise during State's Review by the Committee against Torture

On 9 February 2015, Alkarama provided the Committee against Torture (CAT) with a list of 64 issues to be raised by the United Nations experts with the Bahraini authorities during their consideration of Bahrain's initial report.

08 Apr 2015

Bahrain: Release Human rights defender Jawad Hussein

The Bahraini authorities should immediately release Jawad Hussein, human rights defender and Chairman of the European Bahraini Organization for Human Rights, arrested following a smear campaign against him and fellow activists.

On 23 November 2013, Bahraini human rights defender Jawad Hussein went to Central Province Centre to file a complaint against state-sponsored media outlets and NGOs who had launched a defamation campaign against him and several Bahraini human rights activists.

10 Dec 2013

Bahrain should act according to its UPR commitments and set date for Special Rapporteur visit

Alkarama regrets Bahrain's decision to postpone the visit of the Special Rapporateur on Torture to the country. The visit was scheduled to take place from 8 to 15 May 2013. A previous visit was scheduled in 2012 and was also put off.

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, Juan Méndez, expressed his deep disappointment on Wednesday 24 April, saying "This is the second time that my visit has been postponed, at very short notice.

25 Apr 2013

After having been ambushed and abducted, having suffered three months of detention and mistreatment, and having been tried before the National Safety Court, established in March 2011 to judge those who supported and participated in the demonstrations, Mattar Mattar's last charge was finally dropped on

27 Mar 2012

Bahrain : Activists' TV channel jammed by the Kingdom

A little studio in an industrial park in suburban London. This is the very place where last 17 July, fifteen Bahraini activists launched Lualua TV, an independent TV channel. They previously tried to broadcast directly from Bahrain but were denied the required permit.

25 Oct 2011