Catherine Ashton, the EU High Representative made the following remarks about Bahrain during her speech to the European Parliament on July 6, 2011:
In Bahrain, I have continued to express my concern at the persistence of human rights violations, from trials lacking in due process, to the handing down of death sentences, and the disgraceful treatment of doctors who have tried to help those in need.
Catherine Ashton, the EU High Representative made the following remarks about Bahrain during her speech to the European Parliament on July 6, 2011:
In Bahrain, I have continued to express my concern at the persistence of human rights violations, from trials lacking in due process, to the handing down of death sentences, and the disgraceful treatment of doctors who have tried to help those in need.
There may be some steps in the right direction: last week I was pleased to see that an independent international commission of inquiry into the events of the past few months has been established: so my and others’ calls had been heard.
But we will remain as vocal as we need to be, as the national dialogue finally gets under way.
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