Detention of Children in Bahrain

Detention of Children in Bahrain

Over 30 years ago, on 13 February 1992, Bahrain became a party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). This landmark treaty established universal human rights for children under the age of 18 years old. The treaty has been almost unanimously adopted in the United Nations with all but one party, the United States, ratifying the treaty. By ratifying the treaty, Bahrain has agreed to the contents of the CRC. The CRC esta…