Bahrain: Upcoming elections held amidst political repression, rights violations

By Amnesty International

Bahrain’s parliamentary elections, due to take place on 12 November, are being held in an environment of political repression following a decade in which the authorities have infringed upon human rights, curtailed civil society, banned political opposition parties and shuttered independent media, Amnesty International said today. From 2016 onwards, the Bahrain authorities ramped up a […] The post Bahrain: Upcoming elections held amidst political repression, rights violations appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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