UNITED NATIONS United Nations human rights experts have called on the Bahraini government to put an end to the repression of activists, restrictions on freedom of speech and discrimination against women.
The Human Rights Council’s Special Procedures, a panel composed of 18 independent experts, voiced its concern over the increasing violations of human rights in the tiny Persian Gulf island country in a statement on Thursday.
The panel, which upholds compliance with a landmark treaty on civil and political rights, expressed concern over the growing use of violence by Bahraini police during peaceful protest rallies in recent years, including reports indicating six fatal incidents during demonstrations and ten other extrajudicial killings in 2017.
Thousands of anti-regime protesters have held demonstrations in Bahrain on an almost daily basis ever since a popular uprising began in the country in mid- February 2011.They are demanding that the Al Khalifah regime relinquish power and allow a just system representing all Bahrainis to be established.
Manama has gone to great lengths to clamp down on any sign of dissent. On March 14, 2011, troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were deployed to assist Bahrain in its crackdown.
Scores of people have lost their lives and hundreds of others sustained injuries or got arrested as a result of the Al Khalifah regimes crackdown.
The UN panel said that Bahraini authorities should also ensure that the rights to a fair trial and access to justice are respected in all criminal proceedings for terrorism.
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