British Trade Unions Slam Human Rights Abuses by Bahraini Regime

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Alwaght- British Trade unions have expressed dismay about the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain, and called upon the UK government to take immediate practical steps to end the suffering of civilians in the tiny Persian Gulf state.
The Universities and Colleges Union (UCU), with the support of the Bahrain institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) and MENA Solidarity, on Thursday initiated an open letter which stated that the signatories were “appalled about the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain, and call upon the UK government to take immediate practical steps to end the suffering of civilians there.”
“Bahrain continues to receive support from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, with the budget for assistance rising in 2015 from £1.5M in 2014 to £2.1M in 2015. We are shocked that there has been no independent assessment made for this spending of public money despite a clear deterioration in Bahrain’s human rights record.
“We call on such an assessment to be made and for the FCO to take on a more critical stance against violations of basic rights.”
The unions signing the letter included UNITE the Union, Unison, and host of others.
Ahmed Ali, head of legal affairs at BIRD, said that continued UK government aid to Bahrain reflected a wilful ignorance of continuing human rights abuses in the Kingdom.
“They say that Bahrain is on the path to reform, while the foreign affairs select committee and other bodies are saying otherwise,” he told Middle East Eye.
The UK and Bahrain have long established diplomatic and military ties reaching back to before the Kingdom’s independence in 1971.
Work is set to begin in September on the construction of a new British naval base in Bahrain, the first permanent Middle Eastern naval base the UK has created in four decades.
Elsewhere thousands of people have held fresh to the streets across Bahrain to call for the downfall of the ruling Al Khalifa regime and the establishment of a new government that would restore justice and equality.
On Friday, the demonstrators marched in villages of al-Daih, located six kilometers (3.7 miles) west of the capital, Manama, Ma’ameer, Karbabad and many other places, chanting slogans against King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa and holding his pictures upside down, Arabic-language and independent newspaper Manama Post reported.

Since the beginning of the Arab Spring protests in 2011, demonstrations in the country have been frequent with most activists calling for increased democratic rights and some even calling for the overthrow of the
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa monarchy.
Reports say more than 100 people have been killed since 2011, while numerous arrests of protesters and opposition leaders has left the country with the second-highest prison population in the Middle East.

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