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Next review: 2027
Recommendations received by Bahrain Recommendations made by Bahrain

Timeline for UPR engagement in the current cycle

Review phasei
Close
From the date of the Working Group session until the Adoption outcome report (approximately 4- 6 months)
Follow up phasei
Close
Approximately 3 years starting from the Adoption of the outcome reports
National consultations and drafting phasei
Close
1 year before the next Working Group
Advocacy phasei
Close
From the submission of Other Stakeholders reports until Working group session (approximately 7 months).
UPR Working Group
07-11-2022
Adoption outcome report
03-2023
Stakeholders report deadline
01-03-2027
National report deadline
01-08-2027
Pre session
01-09-2027
UPR Working Group
01-11-2027

Civil Society Materials

Pre-session Statement

Pre-session Statement

Americans For Democracy And Human Rights In Bahrain Presentation Pre-session 41 Bahrain
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Americans For Democracy And Human Rights In Bahrain Statement Pre-session 41 Bahrain
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Bahrain Forum For Human Rights Presentation Pre-session 41 Bahrain.pdf
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Bahrain Forum For Human Rights Statement Pre-session 41 Bahrain.pdf
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BCHR Presentation Pre-session 41 Bahrain
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BCHR Statement Pre-session 41 Bahrain
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GCHR Presentation Pre-session 41 Bahrain
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GCHR Statement Pre-session 41 Bahrain
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Salam DHR Presentation Pre-session 41 Bahrain
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Salam DHR Statement Pre-session 41 Bahrain
EN

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/41/BHR/1
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Annex National report

A/HRC/WG.6/41/BHR/1
AR
AR
AR
AR
AR
AR
AR

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/27/BHR/2 - Annex
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EN
EN
A/HRC/WG.6/41/BHR/2
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/41/BHR/3
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Civil society and other submissions

NHRI submissions

NIHRBH - National Institution for Human Rights
EN
AR

Annex NHRI submissions

NIHRBH - National Institution for Human Rights - Annex
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN

NGO submissions

ACFH - Ahwazi Centre for Human Rights
AR
ADF International
EN
ADHRB - Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain
EN
ADHRB ESOHR - European Center for Democracy and Human Rights
EN
Alsalam Foundation
EN
BCN - The Stichting Broken Chalk
EN
BFHR - Bahrain Forum for Human Rights
AR
BHRS - Bahrain Human Rights Society
EN
AR
BHRWS2022 - BAHRAIN HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH SOCIETY (BHRWS)
AR
BTS - Bahrain Transparency
EN
ECLJ - European Centre for Law and Justice
EN
End Violence - Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children
EN
GECHR - Gulf European Centre for Human Rights
AR
HRW - Human Rights Watch
EN
ICAN - International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
EN
ICSRF - International Center for supporting Rights and Freedoms
EN
IHRC - The Islamic Human Rights Commission
EN
Iraqi Development Organiz
EN
JS1 - Joint Submission 1
EN
AR
JS10 - Joint Submission 10
EN
JS11 - Joint Submission 11
EN
JS12 - Joint Submission 12
EN
AR
JS13 - Joint Submission 13
EN
JS14 - Joint Submission 14
EN
JS15 - Joint Submission 15
EN
JS2 - Joint Submission 2
EN
JS3 - Joint Submission 3
EN
JS4 - Joint Submission 4
EN
JS5 - Joint Submission 5
EN
JS6 - Joint Submission 6
EN
JS7 - Joint Submission 7
EN
JS8 - Joint Submission 8
EN
JS9 - Joint Submission 9
EN
KRC - Khiam Rehabilitation Center for Victims of torture
AR
MAAT - Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights
AR
MR - Migrant-Rights.org
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ODVV - Organization for Defending Victim of Violence
EN
SALAM DHR - Salam for Democracy and Human Rights
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The NCF - The Next Century Foundation
EN
UNDUPRC - University of Notre Dame UPR Clinic
EN

Annex NGO submissions

JS11 - Joint Submission 11
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EN
EN
JS12 - Joint Submission 12
EN
EN
JS13 - Joint Submission 13
EN
EN
JS5 - Joint Submission 5
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Corrigendum Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/52/4
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Follow-up

Miscellaneous documents

Letter from OHCHR on Implementation in 4th Cycle
EN
AR

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/27/BHR/1
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Annex National report

A/HRC/WG.6/27/BHR/1
AR
AR
AR
AR
AR

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/27/BHR/2
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN
A/HRC/WG.6/27/BHR/2 - Annex
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Corrigendum Compilation

A/HRC/WG.6/BHR/2
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/27/BHR/3
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Civil society and other submissions

NHRI submissions

National Institution for Human Rights (NIHRBH)
EN
AR
AR
AR

NGO submissions

ADF International
EN
Ahwazo Centre for Human Rights
EN
AI - Amnesty International
EN
Alkarama Foundation
EN
FR
AR
Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB)
EN
EN
EN
EN
Bahrain Human Rights Observatory (BHRO)
EN
AR
Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society
AR
Bahrain Journalists Association
EN
Bahrain JS 3
EN
EN
Bahrain Teachers Society (BTA)
EN
AR
BLYA
EN
EN
European Centre for Democracy and Human Rights
EN
EN
Four Freedoms Forum
EN
Freedom Now
EN
Gulf European Center for Human Rights
AR
Gulf Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (GIDHR)
EN
Human Rights First
EN
International Council Supporting Fair Trial & Human Rights
AR
AR
JS01 - Joint Submission 01
EN
EN
JS02 - Joint Submission 02
EN
JS04 - Joint Submission 04
EN
JS05 - Joint Submission 05
EN
JS06 - Joint Submission 06
EN
AR
JS07 - Joint Submission 07
EN
EN
JS08 - Joint Submission 08
AR
AR
JS09 - Joint Submission 09
EN
EN
JS10 - Joint Submission 10
EN
EN
JS11 - Joint Submission 11
EN
EN
JS12 - Joint Submission 12
EN
EN
EN
JS13 - Joint Submission 13
EN
EN
EN
JS14 - Joint Submission 14
EN
EN
EN
JS15 - Joint Submission 15
EN
EN
EN
JS16 - Joint Submission 16
EN
EN
EN
EN
JS17 - Joint Submission 17
EN
EN
JS18 - Joint Submission 18
EN
EN
Liberties and Human Rights Department
EN
AR
Mabade'a Society for Human Rights
AR
Manama Center for Human Rights
EN
Oceania Human Rights
EN
Reporters without Borders
EN
The Good Group
EN
The International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms (ICSRF)
EN
The Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (ODVV)
EN

UN Agencies submissions

UNCT - Bahrain - UNCT
EN
UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
EN
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
EN

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

A/HRC/WG.6/27/L.1
EN

Questions written in advance

Questions written in advance
EN
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/36/3
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Addendum

A/HRC/36/3/Add.1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Report of the HRC session

A/HRC/36/2
EN

Oral statement by the State under Review (adoption)

Statement by Bahrain
AR

Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

ADHRB - Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain Inc
EN
Amnesty International
EN
Article 19 - International Centre Against Censorship
EN
Human Rights Watch
EN
ICFST - International Council Supporting Fair Trial & Human Rights
AR
Indian Council of South Africa
EN
International Federation for Human Rights Leagues
EN
Islamic Human Rights Commission
EN
Khiam Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture
AR
Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada
EN
RADDHO - Rencontre Africaine pour la Défense des Droits de l'Homme
EN
The Next Century Foundation
EN

Follow-up

State's Mid-term report

State's Mid Term Report
AR
AR

Miscellaneous documents

Letter from OHCHR on Implementation in 3rd Cycle
EN
AR
Matrice of Recommendations
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NGO Submission Matrix Bahrain - to complete
EN

Civil Society Materials

Follow-up statement by other stakeholders

Follow-up statement by other stakeholders

Oral statement by the Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (Sept. 2014)
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Written statement by the Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (Sept. 2014)
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Written statement by the Arab NGO Network for Development (Sept 2014)
EN

Follow-up

Civil society and other mid-term reports

Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain mid-term report (Fev. 2014)
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Bahrain Human Rights Observatory mid-term report (Sept. 2014)
EN

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/13/BHR/1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/13/BHR/2
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Corrigendum Compilation

A/HRC/WG.6/13/BHR/2/Corr.1
EN

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/13/BHR/3
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Corrigendum Summary

A/HRC/WG.6/13/BHR/3 - Corrigendum
EN

Follow-up

Follow-up

Oral statement by the Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (Sept. 2014)
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Written statement by the Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (Sept. 2014)
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Written statement by the Arab NGO Network for Development (Sept 2014)
EN

State's Mid-term report

Bahrain National Mid-term Report (2014)
EN
AR

Civil society and other submissions

NGO submissions

AI - Amnesty International
EN
Alkarama
FR
ARTICLE 19
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BHRWS - Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society
EN
ECLJ - European Centre for Law and Justice
EN
FLD - Front Line Defenders
EN
GECHR - Gulf European Center for Human Rights
AR
GIEACPC - Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
EN
HRF - Human Rights First
EN
HRW - Human Rights Watch
EN
IHRC - Islamic Human Rights Commmision
EN
JS2 - Joint submission
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JS3 - Joint submission
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JS4 - Joint submission
EN
ODVV - Organization for Defending Victims of Violence
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PEN International
EN
REDRESS
EN

UN Agencies submissions

UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
EN
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
EN
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - Annex
EN

Annex UN Agencies submissions

UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - Annex
EN

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

A/HRC/WG.6/13/L.4
EN

Questions written in advance

Advance written questions
EN
EN
EN

Questions written in advance additional

Advance written questions
EN
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/21/6
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Addendum

A/HRC/21/6/Add.1/Rev.1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Report of the HRC session

A/HRC/21/2: Report of the Human Rights Council on its twenty-first session
EN

Oral statement by the State under Review (adoption)

Statement by Bahrain
EN

Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

Amnesty International
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CIVICUS
EN
Human Rights Watch
EN
International Federation of Human Rights Leagues
EN
Joint statement - Indian Council of South America
EN
Reporters Sans Frontieres
FR
Sudwind
EN
Union of Arab Jurists
EN
World Organisation For Women
EN

Written statements by other stakeholders (adoption)

Arab NGO Network for Development
EN
Nonviolent Radical Party Transnational and Transparty
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Organisation for Defending Victims of Violence
EN

Civil Society Materials

Follow-up statement by other stakeholders

Follow-up statement by other stakeholders

Joint written statement: Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and Bahrain Center for Human Rights (June 2010)
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Oral statement by Human Rights Watch (June 2010)
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Oral statement by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (June 2010)
EN

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/1/BHR/1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Annex National report

A/HRC/WG.6/1/BHR/1 - Annex
AR
AR
AR
AR
AR
AR

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/1/BHR/2
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/1/BHR/3
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Follow-up

Follow-up

Joint written statement: Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and Bahrain Center for Human Rights (June 2010)
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Oral statement by Human Rights Watch (June 2010)
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Oral statement by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (June 2010)
EN

State's Mid-term report

Bahrain's National Mid-term Report 01 (2009)
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Bahrain's National Mid-term Report 02 (2010)
EN
AR

State's Mid-term report annex

Bahrain's National Mid-term Report 01 (2009)
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Bahrain's National Mid-term Report 02 (2010)
EN

Civil society and other submissions

NGO submissions

Amnesty International
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Amnesty International - Annex
EN
EN
Asian Centre for Human Rights
EN
Asian Centre for Human Rights - Annex
EN
Front Line
EN
GIECPC - Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
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HAQ: Movement for Liberty and Democracy
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HAQ: Movement for Liberty and Democracy - Annex
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EN
AR
Human Rights Watch
EN
Interfaith International
EN
International Federation for Human Rights
EN
International Lesbian Gay Association
EN
Islamic Human Rights Commission
EN
National Committee for Martyrs and Victims of Torture
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National Committee for Martyrs and Victims of Torture - Annex
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EN
EN
Reporters Without Borders
EN
FR

Annex NGO submissions

Amnesty International - Annex
EN
EN
Asian Centre for Human Rights - Annex
EN
HAQ: Movement for Liberty and Democracy - Annex
EN
EN
AR
National Committee for Martyrs and Victims of Torture - Annex
EN
EN
EN

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

A/HRC/WG.6/1/BHR/4
EN

Questions written in advance

Advance Written Questions
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/8/19
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN
A/HRC/8/19/Corr.1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Corrigendum Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/8/19/Corr.1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Addendum

A/HRC/8/19/Add.1
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A/HRC/8/19/Add.1/Corr.1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Corrigendum Addendum

A/HRC/8/19/Add.1/Corr.1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Report of the HRC session

A/HRC/8/52: Report of the Human Rights Council on its eight session
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Oral statement by the State under Review (adoption)

Statement by Bahrain
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Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

Bahrain Women Association (BWA)
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Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies
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Joint statement: Front Line, The International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)
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Written statements by other stakeholders (adoption)

Bahrain Women Association (BWA)
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Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies
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Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies - Corrigendum 1
EN
OMCT
EN

News

Related documents

Letter from OHCHR on Implementation in 4th Cycle (AR)
Letter from OHCHR on Implementation in 4th Cycle (EN)
A/HRC/52/4 (ES)
A/HRC/52/4 (RU)

Key documents

UPR Info's Pre-Session 27 Timetable (EN)