We deeply thank you for putting Bahrain and its activists on the map of brave leaders of communities and social movements on the international level.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warned about “the gravity of the situation” in Bahrain, reiterating his Office’s readiness to assist with “any genuine effort to address the situation” in the island kingdom.

The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, warned political leaders who launched campaigns against universal human rights.

The year 2016 witnessed an unprecedented escalation of tensions caused by Bahrain against United Nations institutions concerned with human rights issues, including insults directed at UN officials such as Prince Zeid bin Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein.