Womens rights
Fast-track treaties that protect women and migrant workers
By NOOR TOORANI , Posted on » Friday, August 06, 2010
RIGHTS activists are calling on the Bahrain government to speed up the implementation of international human right treaties that protect women and migrant workers.
However, a senior government official denied claims that Bahrain was stalling - saying the country was working according to a four-year plan.
Women Migrant Workers
Human Rights for Domestic Workers
Date: 14/12/2009 - 15:59
Women Migrant Workers
CARAM Asia a regional network of 34 NGOs and trade unions across 17 countries in Asia makes the call to governments across the globe to respect the rights and dignity of migrant workers especially domestic workers.
Women in Bahrain : Victims of Political Agenda and Propaganda
Banned in Bahrain from publication in the local newspapers
Women in Bahrain; Victims of Political Agenda and Propaganda
A Screen Report of Some Violations Against Women in Bahrain
Women’s Petition Committee - BAHRAIN
10 December 2009
International Human Rights Day
The Bahraini Authorities stepped up the political propaganda built on the exploitation of women for promotional purposes, without a real evolution of women’s legal, civil, political, economical, social or cultural rights.
Women in Bahrain to Lobby for Equal Nationality Rights
Women in Bahrain to Lobby for Equal Nationality Rights
Written by Rose Foran
Published Monday, July 13, 2009
Bahrain’s Supreme Council for Women (SCW) announced the launch of a major campaign for equal nationality rights, along with several other Bahraini women’s advocacy organizations.
The SCW gathered representatives from Bahraini women’s groups across the country to plan a push to revise Article 4 of Bahraini Citizenship Law, which does not allow for equal nationality rights for women.
Human Rights Watch: Bahrain: Labor Reforms a Major Advance
13/5/2009
(Beirut) - Bahrain's revision of its restrictive kafala (sponsorship) system will dramatically improve the status of most migrant workers and reduce their risk of exploitation, Human Rights Watch said today. But the protections should be extended to migrant domestic workers, who are especially vulnerable to employer abuse, Human Rights Watch said.
Freedom House: Women's Rights in Bahrain 2009
Nondiscrimination and Access to Justice: 2.2
Autonomy, Security, and Freedom of the Person: 2.6
Economic Rights and Equal Opportunity: 3.1
Political Rights and Civic Voice: 2.3
Social and Cultural Rights: 2.9
(On a scale of 1-5, with 1 representing the least rights and 5 representing the most rights available)
INTRODUCTION
Bahrain: ARTICLE 19 Calls for the End of the Harassment of Ghada Jamsheer
ARTICLE 19 has written to Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, King of Bahrain, asking him to ensure that women’s rights activist, Ghada Jamsheer, is protected from harassment and guaranteed her right to free expression.
Jamsheer is leader of the Women’s Petition Committee which works to protect women and advocate for improved women’s rights in the country’s sharia courts. She has been repeatedly harassed in the course of her work and has been effectively banned from the country’s media since 2007.
BCHR Report to CEDAW Committee-The Situation of Women Migrant Domestic Workers in Bahrain
The Situation
of Women Migrant Domestic Workers in Bahrain
Report submitted to the 42nd session of the CEDAW Committee
October 2008
Table of contents
I. Introduction 3
1. Overview of the major violations of women's rights in Bahrain 3
2. The particular vulnerability of women migrant domestic workers 3
II. The situation of women migrant domestic workers 5
1. Lack of legal protection and the kafala system 5
2. Violence against women migrant domestic workers 7
3. Lack of access to justice 7
4. Trafficking 10
III. Recommendations 12
IV. Annex 14
1. Relevant provisions of CEDAW 14
2. Sources 16
