HLHR.org
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
  • HOME
  • WHO WE ARE
  • TAKE ACTION
  • NEWS
  • RESEARCH
  • IMPACT
  • RESOURCES
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • WHO WE ARE
  • TAKE ACTION
  • NEWS
  • RESEARCH
  • IMPACT
  • RESOURCES
No Result
View All Result
hlhrorg
No Result
View All Result
Home Important

For a fair and free election, Bahrain must free political prisoners

Torture and arbitrary detention are common for any opposition group in Bahrain

April 2, 2022
0
For a fair and free election, Bahrain must free political prisoners

Human Lives Human Rights: The last parliamentary elections held in Bahrain in 2018 were widely seen as undemocratic, unfree, and unfair.

Government of Bahrain refused to allow outside observers to monitor the 2018 elections. The next parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Bahrain in November 2022.

READ ALSO

Palestinian detainees cross 100 days of boycotting Israeli courts

Execution or snatching the right to life

“Conditions in Bahrain at the present time make free and fair elections impossible,” said Husain Abdulla, Executive Director of Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain.

“Unless conditions improve quickly, the 2022 elections will again be a sham perpetrated by the Government of Bahrain on the Bahraini people and any façade of democracy in Bahrain will end,” he added.

Independent human rights monitoring organizations have catalogued a long list of egregious human rights abuse and anti-democratic practices by the Government of Bahrain.

Opposition political leaders in Bahrain are in prison, opposition parties have been banned, the free media has been shuttered, freedom of expression and assembly have been severely curtailed – including online expressions like Twitter -, and candidates must be approved by the Government. Torture and arbitrary detention are common.

Rights groups call on the Government of Bahrain to:

  • Unconditionally release all political prisoners, including opposition leader Hasan Mushaima, human rights defender Abdulhadi Alkhawaja, and academic Dr. Abduljalil Alsingace.
  • Pardon all political prisoners who have been released under the alternative sentencing program and remove all restrictions on their civil, political, economic, and social rights.
  • Allow opposition parties – including those currently banned — to operate without conditions.
    Begin a meaningful dialogue with the political opposition about promotion of democratic institutions in Bahrain.
  • Place no preconditions on who may run for parliamentary seats – particularly, the government should have no say in vetting and approving candidates.
  • Allow free media, remove restrictions on freedom of expression, including on social media, and permit freedom of assembly.
  • Allow independent international monitors to observe the election.

 

Tags: Americans for Democracyarbitrary detentionBahrainfreedom of expressionPrisontortureTwitter

Related Posts

Palestinian detainees cross 100 days of boycotting Israeli courts
Important

Palestinian detainees cross 100 days of boycotting Israeli courts

April 15, 2022
Execution or snatching the right to life
Important

Execution or snatching the right to life

April 10, 2022
The Biden administration must end all US engagement in Yemen war: Jamal Bowman
Important

The Biden administration must end all US engagement in Yemen war: Jamal Bowman

February 12, 2022
Qatar imposes arbitrary travel bans against citizens without legal basis
Important

Qatar imposes arbitrary travel bans against citizens without legal basis

February 7, 2022
Armed conflict in Ukraine would result in disastrous ramifications
Important

Armed conflict in Ukraine would result in disastrous ramifications

February 2, 2022
Arbitrary detentions, interrogation of detainees must stop in Kuwait
Important

Arbitrary detentions, interrogation of detainees must stop in Kuwait

December 15, 2021

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

− 2 = 1

POPULAR NEWS

Palestinian detainees cross 100 days of boycotting Israeli courts

Palestinian detainees cross 100 days of boycotting Israeli courts

April 15, 2022
Analysis of Taliban offensive and necessary action

Analysis of Taliban offensive and necessary action

April 11, 2022
Taliban rule accompanied by killings and abuses

Taliban rule accompanied by killings and abuses

April 17, 2022
What was behind the death of Qatar's migrant workers?

What was behind the death of Qatar’s migrant workers?

April 21, 2022
Rights groups demand whereabouts of detained Egyptian journalist

Rights groups demand whereabouts of detained Egyptian journalist

April 24, 2022

EDITOR'S PICK

More than 7 million Yemenis are in need of shelter

More than 7 million Yemenis are in need of shelter

November 9, 2021
Is Peng Shuai Okay or is she making forced televised confessions?

Is Peng Shuai Okay or is she making forced televised confessions?

December 3, 2021
Pepper spray, stun grenades used in Ottawa against protestors

Pepper spray, stun grenades used in Ottawa against protestors

February 18, 2022

Behind America’s push to destabilize Middle East – PART 2

July 11, 2021
HLHR.org

About HLHR

Ours is a familiar story. A group of friends from all over the world have come together to chase the dream many others have chased before and are religiously working to fulfill; a world where human lives and human rights are treasured.

Recent Posts

  • Attempts for the membership of Human Rights Council and supporting terrorism – Part 2
  • Attempts for the membership of Human Rights Council and supporting terrorism
  • Widespread demolitions and forced evictions carried by Saudi authorities
  • Ukraine war and deepening global food insecurity
  • The mystery of the nuclear war in Ukraine

Categories

No Result
View All Result

© 2021 HLHR.ORG All rights reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • WHO WE ARE
  • TAKE ACTION
  • NEWS
  • RESEARCH
  • IMPACT
  • RESOURCES

© 2021 HLHR.ORG All rights reserved.