The 'Leaflet Detainees' are Dr. Mohammed Saeed Al-Sahlawi (dentist, age 35) and Husain AbdulAziz Al Hebshi (insurance sales executive, age 32). The two prisoners of conscience have been detained by Bahrain authorities since 16 November 2006, on charges of possessing internet-downloaded publications calling for the boycott of the last election, deemed by the government as "subversive literature". If convicted, they face a prison sentence of upto seven years. For details and background of this case, see BCHR Ref:07010801, Ref: 06120601, and Ref: 06111900, or browse through the Leaflet Detainees archive.

Abuse of Migrant Workers in Bahrain

Attack by security forces on protestors at Dana Mall, March 10 2006. More information can be found here.

Delegation of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights and the National Committee for Martyrs and Victims of Torture at the 34th session of the UN Committee Against Torture (12 - 13 May 2005), Geneva.