Human rights activists detained after a demonstration on 17 Dec 2007 have been handed down harsh prison sentences from one to seven years.
Campaigns in Bahrain detailing human rights violations taking place in the country.
In this \’What\’s New\’ a series of Alerts outlining recent human rights issues in Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Iraq, Slovakia. We also have an alert update on Al-Jazeerah cameraman in Guantanamo Bay and the new TV program by IHRC.
Ten youths from village of Saar arrested and tortured following peacfeul demonstration
Four youths arrested and tortured severely so that they confess to charges of riots, attacking officers and damaging security vehicles.
Detained human rights activists are suffering from severe illnesses and require urgent medical care; however, they continue to be ill-treated.
A medical report submitted in court on 16 April 2008 concluded that the protestors detained after the December-17 demonstration were tortured.
Two human rights activists, detained in December 2007 demonstrations in Bahrain, collapsed on 26 March 2008, after three days of hunger strike.
