Bahrain village of Sitra calls for release of Abdulhadi Al Khawaja on day 76 of “freedom or death” hunger stirke

Statement by the spokesperson of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the case of Mr Abdulhadi Al Khawaja

The spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the commission, issued the following statement today:

“The High Representative is very worried by the postponement of the hearing of Mr Abdulhadi Al Khawaja until 30 April. As stated in her Declaration on behalf of the EU on 17 April, she is deeply concerned about the deteriorating health of Mr Al Khawaja, who has been on hunger strike since the beginning of February. She notes that the postponement of Mr Al Khawaja’s judicial case by one week makes these concerns even more serious.

The High Representative once again urges the Bahraini authorities to find a rapid, pragmatic humanitarian solution to Mr. Al Khawaja’s case, as a matter of absolute urgency.” …source