Over Dozen British MPs Demand Govt. to Reconsider Ties with Bahrain over Rights Abuses
News- World: More than a dozen British lawmakers have called on the UK government to “reconsider its relationship with Bahrain” to pressure the Al Khalifah regime into releasing political prisoners as a heavy-handed crackdown on pro-democracy activists persists in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
In a letter sent to UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab earlier this week, 14 parliamentarians criticized the government for continuing to support the Manama regime despite the fact that its record on human rights has been described as dismal.
“Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the arrest of political leaders and activists in Bahrain for their participation in pro-democracy protests, we, the undersigned, are writing to draw your attention once again to the ongoing suppression of democracy and political opposition in Bahrain,” the letter, composed by Labor Party politician Zarah Sultana, read.
Source: Press TV
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