From Left to Right: Khanjar, Al-Meqdad, Alnouri, Alsingace
17th August 2010
The security authority in The Kingdom of Bahrain, launched surprising campaign of arrests covering human rights and political activists of whom Dr.Abdul Jalil Alsingace, spokesman and head of human rights committee at HAQ (opposition group arrested at dawn upon arrival to the airport on 13th. Aug 2010) , Mr. Abdulghani khanjar, spokesman of The Alliance for Truth, Justice and Reconciliation ( ATJR), and head of The Committee for defense of Martyrs and Victims of Torture, sheikh Mohmed Almeqdad, head of Alzahra Charity Society, and sheikh Saeed Alnouri, of Alwafa ( opposition group), who were arrested at the dawn of 14 Aug. 2010 without judicial warrant and in terrorizing method. A number of activists of different parts of the country were kidnapped , tortured . sexually harassed. and then throw them away of their residents.
From Left to Right: Khanjar, Al-Meqdad, Alnouri, Alsingace
17th August 2010
The security authority in The Kingdom of Bahrain, launched surprising campaign of arrests covering human rights and political activists of whom Dr.Abdul Jalil Alsingace, spokesman and head of human rights committee at HAQ (opposition group arrested at dawn upon arrival to the airport on 13th. Aug 2010) , Mr. Abdulghani khanjar, spokesman of The Alliance for Truth, Justice and Reconciliation ( ATJR), and head of The Committee for defense of Martyrs and Victims of Torture, sheikh Mohmed Almeqdad, head of Alzahra Charity Society, and sheikh Saeed Alnouri, of Alwafa ( opposition group), who were arrested at the dawn of 14 Aug. 2010 without judicial warrant and in terrorizing method. A number of activists of different parts of the country were kidnapped , tortured . sexually harassed. and then throw them away of their residents.
The arrest operation was accompanied by media campaign of incitement of hatred against the detainees and those opposing the Ruling policy. The security authority, cited the reasons of arrest as “adversely affecting the national security in Bahrain internally and externally, which endanger the country stability, and inciting violence and terrorist acts harmful to the public and private property, through the misuse of the freedom of opinion and expression predominant in Bahrain. The Security Authority proclaimed the existence of a network designed to undermine security, and stability in the country and endanger public peace.; to propagate false and cunny information on the internal affairs abroad and to plan organizing event to commemorate the so called National Day during this month.
The campaign of arrests was accompanied by severe actions of quelling the protests , and excessive force, including use of fire arms against spontaneous protests after the arrests at different parts of the country amid volatile atmosphere
The Alliance expresses grave concern towards the unknown destiny of the detainees , as they had no audience with The Public Prosecutor ,despite days of their arrest, the refusal of visitation by their lawyers and families, and not revealing where about their detention. These are indications of enforcing The Law Against Terrorism, which abuses basic rights and liberties and condemned by major international human rights organization , upon their trial.
The Alliance demands immediate stop of the widespread abuses of the rights of individuals and groups in practicing their civil and political rights , including peaceful political opposition , human rights activities, and various forms of expression inside and outside the country. It is alarming to consider such activities as threat to state security or plotting or considering the society self organization as a secret networking or other accusation. The Alliance demands an end to let loose the security and intelligence organs institutions. The Alliance call for dealing with the realities and envisaging political solutions.
The Alliance assures that the wide actions of protest , is due compiling political , economic and livelihood problems confronting the citizens daily. There is a need for real addressing of such problems to solve such problems through national dialogue between the Rule and the politico-social forces.
The Alliance cal for the release of the four detainees and subsequent detainees, an end of kidnapping and arrest, and the release of all groups of prisoners and detainees , claimed by the rule as security detainees.
The Alliance for Truth ,Justice and Reconciliation
17 Aug 2010
1-Islamic Natioal Alwefaq socity 2-National Democratic Action Society
3-The Democratic Progressive Forum Society
4-The Islamic Actionion Society
5-Bahrain Center for Human Rights
6-Bahrain Human Rights Society
7-Committee for the Defense of Martyrs and Victims of Torture
8- Haq movement for Rights and Liberties
9- Committee of the Returnees
10-The Committee for Stateless
11- The Bahraini Youth Society for Human Rights