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Press Release
Amnesty International Makes Worldwide Appeal to Health Professionals on Behalf of Bahraini Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics Reportedly Tortured Before Standing Trial for Treating Wounded Protester
Organization Plans Twitter Campaign Wednesday Demanding State Department Send High-Level Observer to Bahraini Opposition Leaders' Trial Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) – Amnesty International on Tuesday urged health professionals worldwide to demand that Bahrain investigate reports of torture of some of the 48 doctors, nurses and paramedics who are being tried by a special military court. The health professionals were arrested after they treated protesters wounded during the bloody street protests in February and March demanding government reforms. In a worldwide “Appeal for Action,” the human rights organization urged health professionals to send appeals to King Shaikh Hamad…
June 15, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Secretary of State Clinton To Reveal Human Rights Commitments Received from Bahrain Crown Prince
Amnesty International today urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to publicly state any commitments she received from the visiting Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa AL Khalifa.
June 8, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Secretary of State Clinton To Reveal Human Rights Commitments Received from Bahrain Crown Prince
Amnesty International today urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to publicly state any commitments she received from the visiting Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa AL Khalifa.
June 8, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Secretary of State Clinton To Reveal Human Rights Commitments Received from Bahrain Crown Prince
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Amnesty International Urges Secretary of State Clinton To Reveal Human Rights Commitments Received from Bahrain Crown Prince (Washington) -- Amnesty International today urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to publicly state any commitments she received from the visiting Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa AL Khalifa. The human rights organization said the United States should not be a spectator to the deteroriating human rights situation in Bahrain. “As a strong allay of Bahrain, it is the United States’ duty and responsibility to raise concerns about abuses and to secure meaningful commitments for improvements.…
June 7, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Secretary of State Clinton To Reveal Human Rights Commitments Received from Bahrain Crown Prince
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Amnesty International Urges Secretary of State Clinton To Reveal Human Rights Commitments Received from Bahrain Crown Prince (Washington) -- Amnesty International today urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to publicly state any commitments she received from the visiting Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa AL Khalifa. The human rights organization said the United States should not be a spectator to the deteroriating human rights situation in Bahrain. “As a strong allay of Bahrain, it is the United States’ duty and responsibility to raise concerns about abuses and to secure meaningful commitments for improvements.…
June 7, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls on Bahrain to Resist Excessive Force Against Protesters, As State of Emergency Is Set to End Wednesday and Massive Anti-Government Demonstrations are Planned
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Amnesty International Calls on Bahrain to Resist Excessive Force Against Protesters, As State of Emergency Is Set to End Wednesday and Massive Anti-Government Demonstrations are Planned (New York) -- Amnesty International today urged the Bahrain authorities to resist excessive force against protesters, as activists called for mass anti-government demonstrations across the country on Wednesday with the repressive state of emergency set to be lifted. The so-called “State of National Safety” was imposed by Bahrain’s King following previous protests. “The Bahraini authorities must not make the same mistakes as in February and March, when largely peaceful…
May 31, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls on Bahrain to Resist Excessive Force Against Protesters, As State of Emergency Is Set to End Wednesday and Massive Anti-Government Demonstrations are Planned
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Amnesty International Calls on Bahrain to Resist Excessive Force Against Protesters, As State of Emergency Is Set to End Wednesday and Massive Anti-Government Demonstrations are Planned (New York) -- Amnesty International today urged the Bahrain authorities to resist excessive force against protesters, as activists called for mass anti-government demonstrations across the country on Wednesday with the repressive state of emergency set to be lifted. The so-called “State of National Safety” was imposed by Bahrain’s King following previous protests. “The Bahraini authorities must not make the same mistakes as in February and March, when largely peaceful…
May 31, 2011
Report
Evidence of Bahraini security forces’ brutality revealed
Mass peaceful protests demanding political reform have shaken the Gulf state of Bahrain since mid-February. In response, the security forces initially sought to suppress the protests with brutality, killing seven protesters, injuring hundreds of others and assaulting paramedics. Proper, transparent investigations that ensure accountability and justice for the victims, and a strong government commitment to respect human rights are needed now.
May 12, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges United States Government to Monitor Trial of Opposition Leaders in Bahrain
Amnesty International today urged the U.S. government to send its ambassador in Bahrain to monitor the trial of 14 prominent opposition activists that is set to begin Thursday. The human rights organization is deeply concerned that many of the defendants are likely to be prisoners of conscience.
May 11, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges United States Government to Monitor Trial of Opposition Leaders in Bahrain
Amnesty International today urged the U.S. government to send its ambassador in Bahrain to monitor the trial of 14 prominent opposition activists that is set to begin Thursday. The human rights organization is deeply concerned that many of the defendants are likely to be prisoners of conscience.
May 11, 2011
Press Release
Bahrain renews emergency law as repression persists
The Bahraini government must end its relentless crackdown on human rights, Amnesty International said today after the country's parliament voted to extend a repressive state of emergency amid continued arrests of dissidents.
May 10, 2011
Press Release
Bahrain renews emergency law as repression persists
The Bahraini government must end its relentless crackdown on human rights, Amnesty International said today after the country's parliament voted to extend a repressive state of emergency amid continued arrests of dissidents.
May 10, 2011