The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), has received new information and requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Bahrain.
The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources about the deterioration of the medical conditions of Mr. Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) and FIDH Deputy Secretary General, while in police custody and his transfer to the hospital for heart problems.
According to the information received, on June 28, 2016, Mr. Nabeel Rajab was transferred from police custody to the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Hospital due to unprecedented heart problems, following 15 days of solitary confinement. On the same day, he was examined by a doctor. Later, Mr. Rajab was transferred back to West Riffa police station. Further medical examination should be conducted in the upcoming days.
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