Bahrain

Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa granted amnesties to over 2,500 prisoners in 2024, including to more than 800 prisoners held unjustly for political participation and peaceful free expression. Yet, human rights defenders and political leaders, including Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, Hassan Mushaima, Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace, and Sheikh Ali Salman, have all remained arbitrarily detained. Furthermore, the Bahraini government has not commuted the death sentences of the 26 individuals who remain on death row.