Bahrain Updates

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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has an exclusively humanitarian mission to protect the lives and dignity of people affected by armed conflict and other violence, often working...

26 July 2021, Manama, Bahrain – Today, WHO officially opened a country office in Bahrain. Located in the capital city of Manama, the new office is the 20th WHO country office to open in WHO's Eastern...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Marta Hurtado Location: Geneva Date: 30 April 2021 We are disturbed by the use of unnecessary and disproportionate force by police special...

United Nations Secretary-General on COVID-19 and the Arab region: recovery is an opportunity to build back better Beirut, 23 July 2020--The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on an Arab region...

Unwarranted Amid Health Risks, Global Travel Restrictions (Beirut) – People in immigration detention in Gulf countries pending deportation should be given alternatives to detention amid health risks...

ESCWA & partners warn: violence against women has increased due to COVID-19; Women will lose twice as much as men in terms of jobs Beirut, 6 April 2020--While COVID-19 is affecting people...

**Beirut, 1 April 2020--**An additional 8.3 million people will fall into poverty in the Arab region, according to a new policy brief issued today by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission...

Regional emergency response to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 25 March 2020 Beirut, Lebanon Statement by Rola Dashti Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCWA on...

At least 1.7 million jobs will be lost in the Arab region due to the coronavirus pandemic Beirut, 18 March 2020--In addition to the rising death toll and extremely heavy burden on health-care...

Manama – Bahrain has become the first Arab State to reach Tier 1 in the US Department of State Trafficking in Persons (TiP) Report, receiving this distinguished honour in the 2018 edition. The TiP...

Manama – In a historic and unprecedented development in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), the Government of Bahrain has established the first assistance fund for victims of human...

MORNING GENEVA (21 September 2017) - The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Bahrain, Ecuador and Tunisia. Abdulla Bin Faisal Aldoseri,...

Constitutional amendment would violate fair trial standards (Beirut) – Bahrain’s Council of Representatives on February 21, 2017, approved an amendment to Bahrain’s Constitution that would enable...

[New York, 22 June 2016] The United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Adama Dieng, expressed concern at the decision taken by the Interior Ministry of Bahrain on 20 June 2016...

New report lacks transparency (Beirut) – The latest annual report from a Bahrain office tasked with addressing torture and mistreatment of detainees indicates that authorities have made little...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 18 March 2016 Subject: Bahrain We are deeply troubled by the arrest on Monday in Bahrain of the...

GENEVA (18 March 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Michel Forst, today called on the Government of Bahrain to immediately release prominent...