Bahrain

Bahrain: Authorities continue to target women’s rights defender Ghada Jamsheer

2015-03-25

البحرين ـ نظامٌ للظلم.. إفلات الشرطة من العقاب على أعمال القتل التي ارتكبتها

يُواجه الشرطي البحريني الذي يقوم بقتل متظاهر بدم بارد، أو بضرب محتجز حتى الموت، عقوبة بالسجن تتراوح بين ستة أشهر وسنتين، بينما يواجه المتظاهر السلمي الذي يدعو إلى إقامة نظام جمهوري عقوبة السجن المؤبد. إن مشكلة البحرين ليست في اختلال نظام العدالة، إنما في نظام الظلم الذي يؤدي عمله بشكل جيد.

Update: Bahrain – Trial date scheduled for human rights defender Ms Maryam Al-Khawaja

Human rights defender Ms Maryam Al-Khawaja will face trial on 1 October 2014 before the High Criminal Court for allegedly “assaulting a police officer”.

The Real Story Behind Brunei's Sharia Laws Isn't the One That Gay Rights Groups Are Telling You

Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei, is a cross between a Bond villain and Pastor Fred Phelps of Westboro Baptist Church. In his oil-rich lair, Bolkiah has devised an evil plot to kill all the gays. At least, that's what the Western press and U.S. LGBT groups are saying. Nine months ago, the Sultan promised to phase in a criminal code based on Syariah — Malay for Sharia, Islamic law. This week, Western gay activists decided that that means "outrageous anti-gay legislation." Enough said.

Bahrain: Family violence law articles approved

By MOHAMMED AL A'ALI , Posted on » Tuesday, March 04, 2014

BAHRAIN's top legal authority has recommended that husbands who force their wives to have sex should not be prosecuted.

It has also suggested husbands and guardians who "reasonably" discipline their wives and daughters should be above the law.

The Supreme Judicial Council made the recommendations to ensure new legislation on domestic disputes does not contradict Sharia (Islamic) principles.

Family Law in Bahrain

This report from Bahrain Center for Human Rights covers the state of family law and its implications for women in Bahrain.

Bahrain: Continued Use Of Politicized Judiciary By The Authority To Keep Activist Zainab Al-Khawaja Behind Bars

UPDATE:

Zainab Al-Khawaja was released from prison on 16 February 2014. She still has many open cases against her, and is scheduled for her next court hearing on 19 February 2014.

Discrimination Against Women in Bahraini Society and Legislation

The attached report was submitted by the Bahrain Center for Human Rights to the CEDAW (Convention for the Eliminatin of Discrimination Against Women) Committee.

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights is is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization, registered with the Bahraini Ministry of Labor and Social Services since July 2002. Despite an order by the authorities in November 2004 to close it, the BCHR is still functioning after gaining wide internal and external support for its struggle to promote human rights in Bahrain. The co-founder and former President of the BCHR is Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, who is currently serving a life sentence in prison for charges related to freedom of speech. The current President is Nabeel Rajab, who is serving a two year prison sentence for his work as a human rights defender. The Acting President is Maryam Al-Khawaja.

Bahrain: Submission to the committee on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women

Introduction

The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) is a leading human rights organisation in Bahrain that monitors the human rights situation in the country and focuses on tackling discrimination and promoting universal human rights and democracy. In cooperation with Caram Asia and with the support of FIDH, BCHR submitted an alternative report to the Committee in 2008. This report focused on the situation of women migrant domestic workers in Bahrain. It was then decided to tackle specifically this issue as there were specific concerns on an issue which was at this time not specifically addressed. Since February 2011, the violent repression against the protest movement in Bahrain led to human rights violations that affected, and even specifically targeted, women's rights. This report will examine the implementation of key observations made by the CEDAW Committee in 2008 and highlight the consequences of the current crisis in Bahrain on the fundamental rights and freedoms of women.

البحرين: محكمة بحرينية تحكم بسجن الناشطة السياسية زينب الخواجة

حكمت محكمة بحرينية على الناشطة السياسية والحقوقية زينب الخواجة بالسجن لمدة شهر وذلك لدخولها ميدان اللؤلؤة المحظور في العاصمة المنامة، والتي كانت مسرحا للاحتجاجات المناهضة للحكومة العام الماضي.

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