Bahrain Freedom Movement

10th of December: World Human Rights Day and Bahrain’s Human Violations Day From: Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights & the undersigned organizations Dear Messer/The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Amnesty International Human Rights Watch International Federation of Human Rights Article 19 Human Rights Defenders on the Front Line World Organization against TortureThe undersigned organizations are highly concerned by the sever human rights violations taking place in Bahrain on a daily basis, particularly while approaching the anniversary of World Day for Human Rights. Bahraini government is still violating the articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights stipulating the protection of humans against the violations committed by governmental officials. The political and human rights activists are still suffering detentions and harassments in Bahrain. The most recent cases are those of Mohamed Said Al-Sahlawy and Hussein Abdul Aziz Al-Habashy.Both Al-Sahlawy and Al-Habashy are held for 15 days pending investigation. The Public Prosecutor convicted them with holding publications and flyers calling for boycotting the elections of 25 November 2006. On Sunday 3 December 2006, the Public Prosecutor renewed their detention for additional 15 days, upon Clause 2, Article 147 of Bahrain Criminal Law, which entitles the powers of Minor Court judge to the Public Prosecutor in the state security crimes stipulated in Articles 112 to 185 of Bahrain Penal Code.Popular committees’ activists such a Ebrahim Al-Sandy are still subject to trials in fabricated claims. The claim against Al-Sandy is still heard by the court and is not eliminated yet like other similar cases. The hearing session was rather postponed to 5 February 2007. The undersigned organizations call for taking action to eliminate human rights violations in Bahrain. They also call upon Bahraini government to consider human rights standards in its future decisions and not to help human rights activists to practice their prospected roles rather than harassing them. Signatories: 1- Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights.2- Bahrain Center for Human Rights Center.3- The National Organization for Martyrs and Torturing Victims- Bahrain.4- The Freedom and Democracy Movement- Bahrain.5- The Islamic Informational Observatory- Britain.6- The Kurdish Institute for Elections- Iraq.7- Or for Female and Child Knowledge- Iraq.8- The Arabic Program for Human Rights Activists- Egypt.9- The Southern Youth Organization- Iraq.10- The Peace and Freedom Harmony Organization- German.11- The Direction “Alliance of Private Arabic Societies”- Palestine.12- The Arabic Organization for Defending the Freedom of Journalism and Expressing- Palestine.13- The Development of Yemen Youth Center.14- The Social and Democratic Forum- Yemen.15- Shaqaeq Arabic Forum for Human Rights- Yemen.16- Youth Forum for Development and Creativity- Yemen.17- The Yemeni Female Informatives Forum.18- The Yemeni Observatory for Human Rights.19- The Political Development Forum- Yemen.20- The National Organization for Defending Democratic Rights and Freedom- Yemen.21- Free Female Journalists- Yemen.22- The Egyptian Children Rights Center.23- Libya Gathering …24- Ram Allah Center for Human Rights Studies.25- The Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression.26- The Moroccan Cultural Center.27- Iraqi Center for Human Rights Activists.28- Sun’s Figures (A’Alam Alshimoos) Network- Iraq.29- The Cultural and legal Center for Human Rights- Iraq.30- Without Bounders Women and Childhood Organization- Iraq.31- The Iraqi Organization for Human Rights.32- The Committees Defending Democratic Freedom and Human Rights- Syria.33- Sham Center for Democratic Studies and Human Rights- Syria.34- The Committee for Political Prisoners Cases Prosecution- Syria.35- The Iraqi Committee for Defending Journalists Rights.

36- The Countrified Study Center- Egypt