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No Justice in Bahrain
Unfair Trials in Military and Civilian Courts
Map of
Bahrain
Summary
Key
Recommendations
Methodology
I. Political
Prosecutions in Special Military Courts
Trial of the
21 Leading Activists
Trial of 20
Medical Personnel
Other
Proceedings before the Special Military Courts
Mohamed
al-Tajer
Matar
Ibrahim Matar
II.
Fair-Trial Violations in Special Military Courts
Right to
Fair Trial
i. Public
Hearings
ii.
Presumption of Innocence
iii. Access
to Counsel to Prepare a Defense
iv. Right to
Call and Examine Witnesses
v. Torture
and Self-Incrimination
III.
Civilian Courts: the “Terrorist Network” Trial
Denial of
Due Process Rights
i. Right of
Access to Counsel
ii. Right to
Be Represented during Interrogation
iii. Right
to Trial Information
iv.
Presumption of Innocence
Torture and
Ill-Treatment in Detention
Accounts of
Abuse
Access to
Independent Medical Examinations
IV. Civilian
Courts Other National Security Cases
The Zaitoon
Case
The
“Passport” Case
V.
Recommendations
To the
Government of Bahrain
To the
Member States of the UN Human Rights Council
To the
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
To the
Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers
To the
United States and the member states of the European Union, the Arab League, and
the Gulf Cooperation Council
Acknowledgements
Appendix I:
Letter to Attorney General, November 4, 2010
Appendix II:
Letter to BDF Commander-in-Chief, April 5, 2011
Appendix
III: Response of Bahraini Government to April 5, 2011 Letter to BDF
Commander-in-Chief
Appendix IV:
Letter to Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs, December 27, 2011
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