Bahrain: Reforms risk appearing hollow as violations continue

Headline Title: Bahrain: Reforms risk appearing hollow as violations continue 17 April 2012 The Bahraini government's response to the findings of an international commission of inquiry has proved inadequate as human rights violations continue, Amnesty International said in a new report on Tuesday.The 58-page Flawed Reforms: Bahrain fails to achieve justice for protesters reveals that piecemeal reforms have failed to provide justice for victims of human rights violations, despite the government's insistence that it will learn from the events of February and March 2011. "With the world's…

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