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BHRC releases a Trial Observation Report on the Kingdom of Bahrain

September 30, 2010
BHRC releases a Trial Observation Report on the Kingdom of Bahrain containing a timely review of the treatment of defendants and cases brought before the courts in Bahrain following the increased clampdown by the authorities on ShiÕa opposition and human rights activists. Report on Bar Human Rights Commitee Hearing Observation: Human Rights Defenders in Bahrain...
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BHRC expresses grave concerns following reports received of the arrest and treatment of Dr Abdul Jalil al-Singace in Bahrain after travelling from the United Kingdom

August 17, 2010
Tariq 
Bin 
Daina Deputy 
Interior 
Minister Ministry
 of
 the 
Interior The 
Kingdom 
of 
Bahrain SENT
 BY 
EMAIL Dear Deputy Minister RE: Dr Abdul Jalil al‐Singace I am writing on behalf of the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC). The BHRC is the international human rights arm of the Bar of England and Wales....
Trial Observations

BHRC Report on Hearing Observation of Human Rights Defenders in Bahrain accused of ‘terror’ related activities

July 1, 2009
A report of the hearing of Mr. Hasan Mashaima (Secretary General of Haq Movement of Civil Liberties and Democracy); Dr. Abdul-Jalil Al-Singace (Head and Spokesperson for HAQ); Mr. Mohammed Habib Al Muqdad (prominent religious figure closely allied to HAQ) and others (case no.1057/2009/7) High Criminal Court Bahrain – 24 March 2009 Acknowledgements The hearing observation...
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“Nabeel Rajab should not be in prison” says BHRC Chair Kirsty Brimelow QC

December 31, 2018
On 31 December 2018, the Court of Cassation in Bahrain upheld the 5 year sentence of human rights activist Nabeel Rajab for tweets critical of the Saudi Arabia attack on Yemen and accusing the Bahraini prison authorities of torture. BHRC Chair Kirsty Brimelow QC issued the following statement: “Bahrain’s Court of Cassation is in violation...
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BHRC submissions to Parliament published on FCO inquiries

July 13, 2018
BHRC submissions to the Foreign Affairs Committee on two inquiries into the work of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) have been published by the Foreign Affairs Committee. The first inquiry, whose oral hearings took place on 12 June, involved a review of the human rights work of the FCO. In its submission, BHRC raised...

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