Quick Facts

Dedicated migrant detention sites: 1 (2008)

Migrant workers: 300,000 (2006)

Domestic migrant workers: 70,000 (2008)

Asylum seekers: 49 (end 2008)

Last updated: September 2009

Bahrain Country Links

Government Agencies 

International Organizations

NGOs and Research Institutions

Media

 

 

Government Agencies

 

Kingdom of Bahrain, Ministry of Interior

http://www.interior.gov.bh/eng/index.asp

  

Kingdom of Bahrain, Shura Council

http://www.shura.bh/En/Pages/default.aspx 

 

  

 

International Organizations

 

International Labour Organization: Regional Office for the Arab States

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/arpro/beirut/

 

International Organization for Migration (IOM) - Bahrain - Country Information
http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/activities/africa-and-middle-east/middle-east/bahrain

 

IOM - Cairo Office with Regional Functions for the Middle East
http://www.egypt.iom.int/

 

UNHCR - Bahrain - Country Information
http://www.unhcr.org/country/bhr.html

 

UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/countries/MENARegion/Pages/BHIndex.aspx

 

 

NGOs and Research Institutions

 

Bahrain Centre for Human Rights

http://www.bahrainrights.org/en

 

Migrant Workers Protection Society

http://www.dr.qoozz.com/mwpsdemo/index.php

 

 

Media

 

Al-Ayam (Arabic)

http://www.alayam.com/

 

Al-Waqt (Arabic)

http://www.alwaqt.com

 

Gulf Daily News

http://www.gulf-daily-news.com