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Rights defenders jailed in Bahrain and UAE should be released unconditionally, UN urges

New York: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has called for the immediate release of a prominent human rights defender in Bahrain, after the country’s highest court rejected a final appeal for his release on Monday. Nabeel Rajab was jailed in 2016 for tweeting criticism of Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes on Yemen and allegations of torture inside one of Bahrain’s prisons. more

Bahrain authorities must end ‘systematic harassment’ of Shia population – UN rights experts

New York, Aug 16 (Just Earth News): A group of United Nations independent human rights experts on Tuesday expressed deep concerns at what they see as “systematic harassment” of the Shia ...

Bahrain: UN rights office concerned at crackdown on human rights and political opposition groups

New York, June 21 (Just Earth News):Concerned at the intensification of a crackdown on free expression and association, and the right to a nationality in Bahrain, the United Nations human ri ...

UN human rights office ‘deeply troubled’ by arrest of social media activist in Bahrain

New York, Mar 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday said it is deeply troubled by the arrest on Monday in Bahrain of ...

Bahrain must release arrested opposition leader, guarantee fair trial – UN rights office

New York, Dec 31 (JEN)The United Nations human rights office is urging Bahrain to immediately release opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman as well as all other persons convicted or detained f ...

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