Dozens of Shiite clerics called for equality in Sunni-ruled Bahrain on Tuesday (March 8, 2016), also insisting that there had never been a call for sectarianism by their majority community in the Gulf kingdom.

The father of martyr Hussain Al-Jaziri delivered an address at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday, in which he spoke of the Bahraini government's violations of children's rights.

Head of the Monitoring and documentation department at the European-Bahraini Organization for Human Rights (EBOHR), activist Fatima Al-Halwachi, was summoned by the Al-Hidd police station.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): India and Bahrain have agreed to take steps to curb human trafficking and cooperate more closely on the rescue and repatriation of victims, an official statement said on Thursday.

Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Tunisia's trade union federation, a joint winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, said Sunday that Bahrain denied entry to two of its members in a row over Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah.

The Bahraini Labour and Social Development Minister Jameel Humaidan revealed that 151 families deserve to be granted subsidies on meat products, adding that the number is growing as families who fit the requirements continue to register.

The Bahraini Second High Criminal Court set April 4, 2016 as a date for issuing the verdict against the former Interior Ministry colonel Adel Flaifel and his son over fraud and embezzlement of over 2 million BD.

The Bahraini Attorney-General stated that the Fifth High Criminal Court issued a verdict on Thursday (March 10, 2016), sentencing three suspects to life in prison over charges of causing an explosion at a gas station restroom in the island of Sitra.

Jeroen Beirnaert, the ITUC representative, said in a speech that the confederation is “following with great concern the creation by and the support for the Bahrain Labour Union Free Federation by the government,” adding that the ITUC will never affiliate a government-orchestrated trade union.

Mr. Juan Mendez, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, expressed his disappointment over not having his multiple requests to visit Bahrain accepted during his term.

The Bahraini Second High Criminal Court commuted on Monday (March 7, 2016) the sentence issued against a policeman convicted of beating one of the prisoners from two years to three months.

Bahraini court upheld the verdict to acquit nine policemen of the charge of assaulting, beating and torturing 13 prisoners, as part as an ongoing “impunity policy” followed in the country

In response to the Bahraini authorities' decision to deport Dr. Masoud Al-Jahromi by force, Amnesty International stressed that expulsion is now "Bahrain's new weapon of choice."

The Bahraini Second High Criminal Court of Appeals upheld a first degree verdict sentencing a Shiite cleric, Sayyed Kamel Al-Hashemi, to three years in prison, over charges of insulting the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and inciting hatred against a [religious] sect.

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) confirmed that the Dry Dock Prison authorities responded to the demands raised by the prisoners on hunger strike by imposing further arbitrary measures.

The third general conference of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions issued a statement voicing solidarity with the five dismissed unionists, and binding the new secretariat with placing the case of the dismissed as a top priority.

The election results of the new General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) secretariat showed that four women were among the winners, including a fresh face, Zainab Abu Deeb from ASRY trade union, as well as three others, Soad Mubarak, Najat Abdul Hussain, and Khatoon Al-Aradi.

The Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs, Khalid bin Ahmad bin Mohammad Al Khalifa, revealed that there are efforts being made to add Hezbollah to international terrorist blacklists.

The Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah slammed the Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa for receiving a Zionist Rabbi, whom confirmed during a meeting that he supports the Arab League announcement labeling Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.

The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) said on Sunday (March 6, 2016) that the Bahraini authorities prevented union representatives from entering the country because of their stance against labeling Lebanon's Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.