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Bahrain's record on human rights has been described by Human Rights Watch as "dismal", and having "deteriorated sharply in the latter half of 2010".[1] Their subsequent report in 2020 noted that the human rights situation in the country had not improved.[2]
The government of Bahrain has marginalized the native Shia Muslim population.[3] Torture and forced disappearances are common in Bahrain. The crackdown on protesters during the 2011 Arab Spring brought further human rights complaints,[4] including the destruction of dozens of long-standing Shia mosques.[5]
The Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry was established on 29 June 2011 by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to assess the incidents that occurred in the Kingdom during the period of unrest in February and March 2011 and the consequences of these events.[6] The report was released on 23 November of that year and confirmed that there were some incidents of physical and psychological abuse on detainees.[7] It has been criticized for not disclosing the names of individual perpetrators of abuses and extending accountability only to those who actively carried out human rights violations.[8]
- ^ Human Rights Watch (24 January 2011). World Report 2011: Bahrain.
- ^ "Bahrain: Events of 2020". World Report 2021: Rights Trends in Bahrain. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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- ^ Human rights organizations criticize rampant abuses in Bahrain, jurist.org 8 April 2011
- ^ The Christian Science Monitor (20 June 2011). "Bahrain stages trials of opponents, despite new US criticism". The Christian Science Monitor.
- ^ "Bahrain News Agency – HM King Hamad Sets up Royal Independent Investigation commission".
- ^ "BICI | Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry". www.bici.org.bh.
- ^ Kristian Coates Ulrichsen (23 November 2011). "Bahrain's uncertain future". Foreign Policy.