Breaching Human Rights in Bahrain: Norms of International Human Rights

International peace and security cannot be established unless the states respect their International obligations thoroughly. One of these obligations is the human rights; norms Which must be respected both during peace and war times. As in many Arab countries of the region, Bahrain experienced the torrents of democratic movements and protests generally known as the "Arab Spring" In pursuit of democracy, the People of the smallest Arab country of Persian Gulf region revolted. Though their demands Had roots in more than four decades ago, but their widespread protests against the Bahraini regime started on 14 February 2011. Bahrain government, in its turn, encountered the protesters harshly and suppressed the movements.In this context the government of Bahrain, ignoring its human rights obligations, tremendously violated citizens' basic rights. In this article we have first enumerated the some Of the most important cases of human rights violations, and then these violations are compared to the relevant treaty obligations of Bahrain.