Bahrain: Detained children abused, threatened with rape and electrocution A report details how children arrested in protest-related cases have been prosecuted as adults and abused while in detention in the Gulf country Riot police near the British embassy in Manama prior to an anti-government protest in support of Bahraini human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, 16 February 2021 (Reuters) By Published date: 10 March 2021 16:15 UTC | Last update: 3 weeks 1 day ago Police in Bahrain have beaten children who were arrested in protest-related cases last month, and threatened them with rape and electric shocks, Human Rights Watch (HRW) revealed on Wednesday. According to the rights group, four children remain in detention and are being tried as adults, including a 16-year-old with a serious medical condition.