A call went out yesterday for the establishment of a court dedicated to resolving human rights violations committed before the reform process initiated by His Majesty King Hamad. “The social and political situation in Bahrain will not be stable without finding real solutions to issues related to victims in the country’s previous (pre-reform) phase,” said [...]
Justice and reconciliation in the Bahrain reform process will come under the spotlight at a five-day conference organised by MPs and civil societies, which opens at Elite Suites Hotel in Sanabis tomorrow. Bahraini MPs, members of human rights and political societies will join international human rights delegates from all over the world for the conference [...]
More than 30 students from Bahrain Bayan School, Isa Town, took part in the Arabic play Laila Wal Ghoul (Laila and the Giant) by Bahraini playwright Ibrahim Al Bashmi. The students, aged eight to 11, were directed by Ebitisam Mahroos. It featured a selection of songs and dances by music director Mahradar Hassan as well [...]
A human rights organisation is seeking permission to visit eight Bahrainis charged with unlicensed gathering and damaging public property, in connection with alleged acts of arson and sabotage in the Al Daih and Bani Jamra areas. The Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) wants to talk to the eight men and inspect the conditions they are [...]
Seven Bahraini youths were each jailed for a year yesterday for illegal assembly and rioting. They were sentenced at the Lower Criminal Court, as family members and supporters demonstrated outside. The seven were convicted in connection with violent clashes with police in Daih and Jidhafs. All were present in court to hear the ruling, along [...]
Young Bahrainis should aim for careers in skilled professions such as engineering, medicine and accountancy, where demand is high, said a top business consultant. BDO Jawad Habib senior partner Jawad Habib Jawad said the demand for skilled professionals was on the increase and many of these jobs were currently filled by expatriates. Therefore, if Bahrainis [...]
Bahrain’s legal system does not contain any provisions forbidding the release or publication of suspects’ photographs before they have been tried, a prominent local lawyer said yesterday. The move is, however, a human rights violation against those accused, who are legally entitled to file a complaint to ensure they are protected, said MP, lawyer and [...]
Bahrain human rights groups yesterday welcomed the government’s decision to introduce a labour police force to protect expatriate workers. They, however, stressed the importance for the force to cover all professions, including domestic work. The decision to introduce a labour police force has been approved by the Cabinet and the law is being studied by [...]
A devotional music concert, Golden Classics, will be held tonight at the National Evangelical Church, Manama. YMCA International – Bahrain Chapter is hosting the event as part of its spiritual awareness activities. The show will feature a number of all-time favourite classics of Christian devotional music, performed in its original classical form as composed by [...]
Islamic scholars are urging careful handling of the Holy Quran and other Islamic literature, along with mutual respect and understanding, to promote inter-religious harmony. The advice follows an incident in which a European man was dismissed by his Bahraini employer after allegedly throwing a copy of translations from the Quran into a waste bin. They [...]
