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The briefing was
facilitated by the Dublin based European Centre for Democracy and Human Rights
(ECDHR).
Speaking after meeting with Dr Saeed
Al-Shehabi and Ali Mushaima, son of the political prisoner of conscience Hasan
Mushaima, Francie Molloy MP said:
“It is very disheartening to hear
about the continued denial of basic democratic and civil rights in
Bahrain.
“It is particularly troubling to hear
about the treatment of political prisoners, with reports of arbitrary denial of
medical assistance and restrictions on phone calls to loved ones.
“The British Government continues to
turn a blind eye to the human rights abuses in Bahrain.
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More than a dozen organisations and rights groups have written to United States President-elect Joe Biden, expressing their concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain and urging him to review his country’s foreign policy.
In Wednesday’s joint letter,18 organisations including Freedom House, International Press Institute and Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy highlighted several measures undertaken by the kingdom’s government over the past decade, including the banning of all opposition parties and the tenfold increase in death sentences since 2017.
“Bahrain’s 2011 Arab Spring uprising, which saw thousands peacefully protest to demand democratic change, was violently and brutally suppressed by the Al Khalifa regime of Bahrain, in a barrage of human rights violations followed by the imposition of draconian measures,” the letter said.
Rights organizations call on Biden administration to shift US policy toward Bahrain
A woman holds a placard featuring portraits of jailed political activists during an anti-government protest, in the village of Jannusan, Bahrain, 5 September 2014, MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP via Getty Images In a joint letter to President Elect Joseph Biden, organizations raise their concerns about the deteriorating political situation in Bahrain and urge him to ensure that democracy and human rights are returned to the center of American foreign policy.
This statement was originally published on adhrb.org on 16 December 2020.
Dear President Elect Joseph Biden-
We the undersigned organizations are writing to offer our sincere congratulations for your election to the presidency of the United States. We are writing to raise our concerns about the deteriorating political situation in Bahrain and urge you to ensure that democracy and human rights are re