Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry: Rule of Law in Post-Conflict Resolution
JURIST Guest Columnist Ryan Suto, Syracuse University College of Law Class of 2013, discusses how the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry acts as a method of rule-of-law in post-conflict resolution and acknowledges its limitations...On February 14, 2011, Bahrain joined the...
Amnesty International (AI) criticized the government of Kuwait on Friday for continuing to limit the rights of the Bidun. The Bidun jinsiyya, Arabic for "without nationality," are a class of illegal immigrants in...
Bahrain government to compensate families for protester deaths
The Bahrain government on Tuesday announced that it would pay $2.6 million in restitution to the families of protesters killed in pro-democracy protests last year. The government said that the compensation was to comply with the recommendations ...
A Bahrain court on Thursday overturned or reduced the sentences for most of the 20 medical professionals convicted in September of participating in the country's pro-democracy protests against the ruling regime. The 13 doctors, one dentist, nurses and paramedics...
Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa on Thursday approved amendments to the country's constitution that give more power the the parliament by allowing it to have more control over government ministers. While the reforms come as an...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Bahrain to immediately release the leaders of last year's anti-government protests, including Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja . HRW states that the 14 individuals have been jailed...
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Tuesday expressed concern over reports of excessive force used by Bahraini security forces against citizen protesters. The alleged disproportionate use of force has...
Bahrain is convicting hundreds of opposition activists in unfair and politically motivated trials, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday. The 94-page report details alleged due process violations in both civilian and military courts....
A court in Bahrain's capital, Manama, on Monday dropped the last charges against former member of parliament and Al-Wefaq leader Matar Matar . Two previous charges were dropped against Matar in August: "calling for...
State media for Bahrain announced on Sunday that new measures will be taken against protesters in light of recent violence against police officers. Acting under the orders of Prime Minister and Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa...
