Disgraced, discredited and incapable al Khalifa Regime, cannot be left to hold itself accountable for Human Rights

Al-Wefaq demands international community a genuine stand
21 May, 2012 – Shia Post

We, opposition blocs demand the international community a genuine stand regarding human rights violations in Bahrain.

After six months following the release of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI), prisoners of conscience are still subjected to torture in all detention centres in addition to Jaw and Dry Dock prisons.

UPR Review of Bahrain in the UN
The authorities in Bahrain have escalated their excessive use of force against citizens. During the past few months, a dramatic increase of security’s use of birdshot against protesters in the street has been documented in many different areas, resulting in severe injuries in different parts of the body.

After six months following the release of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI), prisoners of conscience are still subjected to torture in all detention centres in addition to Jaw and Dry Dock prisons. Home raid incidents without legal warrants, have also increased and stealing house-holders’ valuable belongings and money. This drawback only proves that Bahrain authorities have not stood up to their promise to implement the BICI recommendations.

The authorities’ behavior is considered as an insult not only to the Bahraini people, but also to the BICI members and to the international community including all international human rights organizations which have not hesitated to condemn the authorities for the shocking violations committed against citizens and residents in Bahrain.

This requires a serious and genuine stand by the international community and its human rights organizations with the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) meetings of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council to take place this week. The UPR will review Bahrain record since 2008 in its 13thsession. Bahrain has not delivered obligatory reports required by seven international treaties.

We call on all victims of torture to give in written testimonies to political and human rights organizations in Bahrain. We also ask them to reveal these facts to the local and international Medias as some are still not known to the local and international communities.

Solidarity with Palestine
We consider the attendance of both Bahrain’s ambassadors to the United States and Brussels to the European Jewish Congress a few days ago as normalization with Israel; this matter is totally unaccepted amongst all factors of the Bahraini community and its political parties.

We stand in total solidarity beside the Palestinian prisoners in their hunger strike fight and demand they be immediately released. We also call for unity in Palestine in their struggle to free their country and establish the state of Palestine.

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society
National Democratic Action Society (Waad)
Nationalist Democratic Assembly Society
Alekha National Society
National Democratic Assemblage (Unitary)

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