Iran to Host Conference on Violation of Human Rights in Bahraini Jails

Iran to Host Conference on Violation of Human Rights in Bahraini Jails
23 Septemebr, 2012 – FARS

TEHRAN (FNA)- An Iran-based human rights group plans to hold an international conference on violation of human rights in Bahrain’s jails with different Bahraini opposition groups and human rights activities in attendance.

The International Union of Unified Ummah (Community) announced on Sunday that the conference will be held in five cities of Iran from October 4-6.

Different Bahraini opposition figures and a number of European human rights activists will discuss the ongoing violation of human rights in Al Khalifa jails.

Alireza Komeili, one of the conference organizers, said more than 2,500 people are in Manama regime’s jails, and added that the recent harsh sentences issued for Bahraini protesters and opposition leaders are in “not tolerable at all”.

Earlier this month, a Bahrain court upheld jail terms against the 13, including seven facing life in prison, on charges of plotting to overthrow the monarchy, lawyers said.

The 13 have been arrested during popular protests in the country.

Anti-government protesters have been holding peaceful demonstrations across Bahrain since mid-February 2011, calling for an end to the al-Khalifa dynasty.

Violence against the defenseless people escalated after a Saudi-led conglomerate of police, security and military forces from the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) member states – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar – were dispatched to the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom on March 13, 2011, to help Manama crack down on peaceful protestors.

So far, tens of protesters have been killed, hundreds have gone missing and thousands of others have been injured.

Police clampdown on protesters continues daily. Authorities have tried to stop organized protests by opposition parties over the past months by refusing to license them and using tear gas on those who turn up.

The opposition coalition wants full powers for the elected parliament and a cabinet fully answerable to parliament. …source