1. Human Rights in Bahrain
Alana Walker

2. Bahraini Government Constitutional Monarchy
Sheik Hamad ibn lsa Al-Khalifah declared himself king and began a democratization
Ruling class is mostly Sunni while the majority of Bahrain is Shiite

3. Human Rights in Bahrain
Bahrain complied with more of the UDHR until 2011when protests began
Bahrain doesn’t allows criticism against the Bahraini gov.
This leads to many human rights violations due to Bahraini protests
And many people critics are labeled as terrorists to justify the systematic torture that takes place

4. Political Unrest in Bahrain
In 2011 Bahraini citizens began protesting that the Shiite’s were discriminated against
Hamad promised to increase jobs, but this led to more opposition
Police killed two protestors, and at the funeral attacked mourners

5. Cont.
After several successful protests Hamad had Sunni troops from Saudi Arabia come in
This caused more conflict, and after violence broke out Hamad declared Martial Law

6. Rights broken due to protest
Because of the protests the UDHR was violated in Bahrain
Police arrested peaceful protesters and began to systematically torture the people who were labeled as terrorists

7. Human Rights Violation
Force used to stop peaceful protests
Article 19
Torture
Article 5
During the state of emergency these human rights were violated

8. Cont.
Workers rights
Passport taken, poor working conditions, and not allowed to join worker unions
Article 23