At least 250 children are�behind bars on political grounds in Bahrain which is facing almost daily protests for years now, a report says.

According to a�report by the Bahrain Center for Human Rights released on Wednesday, the incarcerations violate�Article 16 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Under the provision, no child should�be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with their�privacy, family, or correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on their honor�and reputation, it said.

The center also�called on the Bahraini regime to stop detention and interrogation of children on�terrorism charges.

On Tuesday, a�court in Bahrain�sentenced a 17-year-old boy�to an additional 10 years in prison over alleged acts of�terror. Ahmad al-Arab had earlier been sentenced to 120 years in jail.

The ruling was the latest in a series of harsh punishments handed down to�dissidents in Bahrain, a tiny Persian Gulf island nation that�has been hit by�anti-regime protests for years.

Many human rights groups have criticized the Bahraini judiciary�for handing down long jail terms�to protesters and activists.

Amnesty International and other rights groups have also censured the�regime over �rampant� human rights abuses.

Bahraini protesters rallied�in the northern village of Abu Saiba Tuesday,�calling�on officials to heed calls by UN�and human rights organizations to release all political prisoners.

In the�northeastern village of Samaheej, residents�took to the streets to condemn Saudi Arabia�s recent execution of top cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.

The protesters�chanted�anti-Saudi slogans, condemning the kingdom's�targeting of activists.

Protest rallies in Bahrain have become a rule of the day since mid-February 2011, calling on�the Al Khalifah family to relinquish power.

Aided by Saudi security forces, the Bahraini regime has responded heavy-handedly, killing�scores of people�and injuring hundreds others.

By Press TV