Rights groups slam Bahraini crackdown (for targeting medical facilities & torture)

[Turborama]

Source: Al Jazeera English

International NGOs say government has been targeting medical facilities, while also torturing pro-democracy activists.
Last Modified: April 23 2011 08:28



Rights organisations are calling on the Bahraini government to halt what they term human rights violations and to stop a crackdown on hospitals where doctors and patients suspected of being sympathetic to pro-democracy protests have been arrested.

In separate statements on Friday, Medicins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), Amnesty International and Physicians for Human Rights slammed the government's attacks on medical staff.

London-based Amnesty urged the international community to step in to stop the crackdown, or risk being accused of having "double standards".

"North American and European governments, so vocal recently in espousing the cause of human rights in Libya, Tunisia and Egypt, need also to speak out loudly about what is going on in Bahrain," said Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International's director for the Middle East and North Africa.

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/04/201142374851328825.html

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Related previous LBN OPs...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=4773160">Military preventing medics from accessing Bahrain's largest hospital (Ring of tanks surrounding it)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=4776879">UN warns Bahrain over crackdown (actions in breach of international humanitarian & human rights law)

[Warren Stupidity]

1. s'ok we like us the bahraini thugsters

s'all good

[totodeinhere]

2. No, President Obama has condemned the violence in Bahrain.

President Obama to Bahrain King: I condemn the violence used against peaceful protesters.

http://usabreakingnews.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/president-obama-to-bahrain-king-i-condemn-the-violence-used-against-peaceful-protesters/

[Warren Stupidity]

3. what? no Drones of Death?

why?

[Turborama]

5. Why are you replying to yourself? n/t

[Heywood J]

4. Don't worry, they're still invited to the Royal Wedding...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/apr/23/royal-wedding-invitation-prince-bahrain

[sudopod]

6. lolz nt