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Bahrain

Next review: 2027

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

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

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

Annex National report

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

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/27/BHR/2 - Annex
A/HRC/WG.6/41/BHR/2

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/41/BHR/3

Civil society and other submissions

NHRI submissions

NIHRBH - National Institution for Human Rights

Annex NHRI submissions

NIHRBH - National Institution for Human Rights - Annex

NGO submissions

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

Annex NGO submissions

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

Adoption in the Plenary session

Corrigendum Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/52/4

Follow-up

Miscellaneous documents

Letter from OHCHR on Implementation in 4th Cycle

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

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

Annex National report

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

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/27/BHR/2
A/HRC/WG.6/27/BHR/2 - Annex

Corrigendum Compilation

A/HRC/WG.6/BHR/2

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/27/BHR/3

Civil society and other submissions

NHRI submissions

National Institution for Human Rights (NIHRBH)

NGO submissions

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

UN Agencies submissions

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

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

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

Questions written in advance

Questions written in advance

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/36/3

Addendum

A/HRC/36/3/Add.1

Report of the HRC session

A/HRC/36/2

Oral statement by the State under Review (adoption)

Statement by Bahrain

Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

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

Follow-up

State's Mid-term report

State's Mid Term Report

Miscellaneous documents

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

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

Follow-up

Civil society and other mid-term reports

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

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/13/BHR/1

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/13/BHR/2

Corrigendum Compilation

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

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/13/BHR/3

Corrigendum Summary

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

Follow-up

Follow-up

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

State's Mid-term report

Bahrain National Mid-term Report (2014)

Civil society and other submissions

NGO submissions

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

UN Agencies submissions

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

Annex UN Agencies submissions

UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - Annex

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

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

Questions written in advance

Advance written questions

Questions written in advance additional

Advance written questions

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/21/6

Addendum

A/HRC/21/6/Add.1/Rev.1

Report of the HRC session

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

Oral statement by the State under Review (adoption)

Statement by Bahrain

Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

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

Written statements by other stakeholders (adoption)

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

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)
Oral statement by Human Rights Watch (June 2010)
Oral statement by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (June 2010)

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

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

Annex National report

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

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/1/BHR/2

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/1/BHR/3

Follow-up

Follow-up

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

State's Mid-term report

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

State's Mid-term report annex

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

Civil society and other submissions

NGO submissions

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

Annex NGO submissions

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

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

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

Questions written in advance

Advance Written Questions

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/8/19
A/HRC/8/19/Corr.1

Corrigendum Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/8/19/Corr.1

Addendum

A/HRC/8/19/Add.1
A/HRC/8/19/Add.1/Corr.1

Corrigendum Addendum

A/HRC/8/19/Add.1/Corr.1

Report of the HRC session

A/HRC/8/52: Report of the Human Rights Council on its eight session

Oral statement by the State under Review (adoption)

Statement by Bahrain

Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

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

Written statements by other stakeholders (adoption)

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