12 April 2012 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned the bomb attack that took place recently near the village of Eker, Bahrain, injuring several policemen, and also...
6 April 2012 – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with promoting and defending the freedom of the press today called for an investigation into the killing of a...
20 March 2012 – The United Nations human rights office today voiced concern over the alleged excessive use of force against protesters, including teargas and rubber bullets,...
15 February 2012 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern today about reports of fresh clashes in Bahrain between security forces and demonstrators, a year after...
GENEVA (21 December 2011) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday called on authorities in Bahrain to take immediate steps to address the “deepening...
Published December 20, 2011
Journalists die at high rates while covering protests in the Arab world and elsewhere. Photographers and freelancers appear vulnerable...
Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
30 September 2011
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations human rights...
30 August 2011 – The United Nations today demanded the release of Bahraini civilians who may have been arrested during recent anti-Government protests merely for exercising...
5 July 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the start of a process of national dialogue in Bahrain, taking note of Government steps to improve the political...
24 June 2011 – The United Nations human rights office today spoke out against the harsh sentences, including life imprisonment, handed down this week to several activists in...