EU Parliament calls for Bahrain to halt prisoner executions
Protesters have called for the release of Bahraini political prisoners [Getty] Date of publication: 12 March, 2021 Share this page:
The European Union Parliament voted by an overwhelming majority on Thursday to adopt a draft resolution condemning human rights violations in Bahrain, where the death penalty is retained for a wide range of offences.
The Parliament called on Bahrain to quickly halt the imminent execution of 26 death row prisoners and condemned the ongoing use of torture against detainees and the persecution of human rights defenders
“[Members of the European Parliament] are deeply concerned that ten years after the Bahraini ‘Arab Spring’ uprising, in 2011, the human rights situation in the country continues to worsen,” it said in a statement.