Bahraini NGOs come under intense pressure as authorities take control of BRHS
Issue 885
- 18 Sep 2010
| 2 minute read
In the wake of the Manama authorities’ crackdown on opposition, the political societies’ delicate position has left NGO campaigners more exposed as independent voices. The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights – officially banned but in practice still active – says it has been able to confirm 200 arrests, but believes the true number of those taken into detention is many more.
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