What are the Bahraini authorities hiding in order to prevent international bodies from being reassured about the safety of those detainees? Does it go beyond the fact that the prisoners of conscience in Qurain are civilians?
The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com
Former US Ambassador to Bahrain Sam Zakhem has lauded the legislative and legal measures taken by Bahrain to ensure human rights.
Zakhem hailed Bahrain for the establishment of Ombudsman at the Ministry of Interior and the Special Investigation at the Office of the Public Prosecutor, legal reforms such as raising the juvenile age to eighteen, alternative sentencing, and de-emphasising the role of confessions as evidence of guilt.
In an opinion piece published in the US “National Interest” magazine, on “How Bahrain Is Improving its Human Rights Record”, Zakhem urged the American officials to ‘re-balance their approach to human rights and that not all protestors are high-minded Jeffersonians.
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