Shia Rights Watch Defending Justice and Rights

The Shia group Al-Wefaq declares the death of one of its prominent leaders after a police force attack, one of many aggressions committed by the Sunni regime against the opposition Shiite. The elderly father of the second in command of Bahrain‘s largest Shiite opposition group Al-Wefaq died of his injuries …

A Bahraini female doctor has detailed the humiliations and beatings she suffered after being arrested on suspicion of supporting anti-government protests. Roula al-Saffar says her interrogators tried to force her and other medical staff to confess to plotting to overthrow the Manama regime. Saffar said that she was tortured by …

Once again, Shia are discriminated against due to their freedom seeking spirits and faith. The Arab Spring has concluded to an unfortunate court hearing which resulted in heart breaking news for family, friends, neighbors, and millions of Shia around the world. This event has been covered by hundreds of media …

The Bahraini Center for Human Rights has expressed grave concerns about the increased use of torture against the political detainees in the country. There is no doubt about the government’s official supervision over the torture. Even some members of the ruling family personally take part in torturing detainees. Now it …

MANAMA, Bahrain — Empowered by a six-week-old state of emergency, the Sunni minority government of Bahrain has arrested scores of Shiite women teachers and schoolgirls, held them for days in prison and subjected them to physical and verbal abuse, according to victims, human rights advocates and a former member of …