Activists trails in perpetual reschedule by Bahrain Court of injustice, while Human Rights Minister claims progress without accountabilityreviews

Bahrain defends human rights record at U.N.
21 May, 2012 – Associated Press – The Daily Star

GENEVA: Bahraini officials have defended the troubled Gulf kingdom’s record before the U.N. Human Rights Council, saying it has moved to investigate abuses and compensate victims since majority Shiites began an uprising in February 2011 seeking to end the political controls of the ruling Sunni monarchy.

A 38-member delegation led by human rights minister Salah bin Ali Mohammed Abdulrahman appeared Monday for a review of Bahrain’s rights record at a sensitive time following the monarchy’s crackdowns on dissent.

Members of the 47-nation council, whose report on Bahrain is due Wednesday, called on the nation to grant new trials to activists convicted in military courts.

A Bahraini court last month ordered a full re-examination of the cases against mostly Shiite activists found guilty last year of plots to overthrow the Western-allied Sunni dynasty. …source