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Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in Bahrain: Speak Out or Get Out
See UPDATE to this May 2011 post. Ireland’s leading medical institution, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), which has trained many Bahraini physicians, has been conspicuously absent in the global call for the Kingdom of Bahrain to stop its relentless and systematic attack on medical workers.
Bahraini Authorities Release Medic
Bahraini authorities released medic Rula Al-Saffar on 21 August following five months of arbitrary detention. Her release comes shortly after her three-week hunger strike to protest her arbitrary arrest and subsequent torture while in detention at the hands of Bahraini authorities.
The Suffering of the Bahraini Medics Must End Immediately
This weekend, another Bahraini doctor was arrested in Manama, the capital of Bahrain. This detention continues the injustice that has plagued Bahrain’s medical professionals since the unrest started in February.
PHR Calls For Open and Fair Trials in Bahrain
PHR calls on the Kingdom of Bahrain to ensure that all court proceedings adhere to international legal standards and remain open to observers.
PHR Advocates for Stronger Government Action on Human Rights Abuses in Bahrain
Today PHR's Richard Sollom testified on Capitol Hill before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in order to highlight the Bahraini government's recent violations of human rights amid pro-democracy protests in the island Arab kingdom.
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