Global Issues

Bahrain

• Destination country for men and women subjected to sex trafficking.

• Women from Thailand, the Philippines, Morocco, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Russia, China, Vietnam, and Eastern European states subjected to forced prostitution.

• Discrimination against women systemic.

 

Advocacy:

• Bahrain Women’s Association, the Bahrain Women’s Union, and the Young Ladies Society, advocated for enhanced rights for women and girls.

 Sources: U.S. Department of State 2010 Human Rights Report, U.S. Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report 2011