Bahrain

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Overview

Bahrain is covered by the OHCHR Regional Office of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Established in 2002, the office focuses on monitoring and reporting the human rights situation in the region, providing technical advice and support, and promoting transparent and inclusive processes to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Read more >

News & Statements

Latest news

22 Mar 2024

Treaty bodies

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Concludes Thirtieth Session After Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Nicaragua, Sweden and Zambia

08 Mar 2024

Treaty bodies

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Appreciate Bahrain’s Emphasis on Inclusion, Ask about Disrespectful Terminology in Certain Laws and the Use of the Death Penalty on Persons with Disabilities

01 Mar 2024

Treaty bodies

UN disability rights committee to review Kazakhstan, Zambia, Bahrain, Sweden, Azerbaijan, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua

15 Sep 2023

Special Procedures

Bahrain: UN expert alarmed by health of human rights defenders in prison

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Latest statements & messages

14 Jul 2020

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Comment by UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Liz Throssell on the decision of Bahrain’s Court of Cassation to uphold the death sentence against two men

07 Mar 2018

Multiple Mechanisms

High Commissioner’s global update of human rights concerns

06 Jun 2017

Multiple Mechanisms

Denial of access and lack of cooperation with UN bodies will not diminish scrutiny of a State's human rights record

08 Mar 2017

Multiple Mechanisms

High Commissioner for Human Rights on the activities of his Office and recent human rights developments

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Universal Periodic Review

Core documents for the current and previous cycles and letter by the High Commissioner to the Foreign Minister

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all UN Member States. The UPR is a State-driven process, under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, which provides the opportunity for each State to declare what actions they have taken to improve the human rights situations in their countries and to fulfil their human rights obligations.

Special Procedures

Special Procedures country visits

Treaty Bodies

Reports

CRPD/C/BHR/CO/1-2: Concluding observations on the combined initial and second periodic reports of Bahrain

CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/4: Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Bahrain

Concluding observations on the combined fourth to sixth periodic reports of Bahrain

Concluding observations on the initial report of Bahrain

Concluding observations on the second and third periodic reports of Bahrain

CEDAW/C/BHR/CO/2: Concluding observations

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Status & Reporting

Status of Ratifications Reporting Status Standing invitation to Special Procedures Voluntary Pledges and Commitments

External Resources

Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions

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Contact Information

Headquarters

Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division (FOTCD)
Contact is in Geneva, Switzerland.

Middle East and North Africa Section
Tel. + 41 22 917 9777

Regional Office of Middle East and North Africa Website

Photo credit: EPA/Mazen Mahdi

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