The Rights Alliance Statement on The Security Escalation and Arrests

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.

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Update 17 August 2010:

1- Mr.Jaffar Al-Hessabi was arrested on Monday 16 August 2010 at 11:30 PM , where he was arrested in Bahrain’s International Airport.He lives in London from 15 years.He is Human Rights Defender , was involved in activities in London to demand the release of detainees and the promotion of democracy and freedoms in Bahrain.

2- Dr.Mohammed Saeed was arrested on Tuesday, 17 August 2010, at 3 am from his home.He is Human Rights Defender, Board member of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights www.bahrainrights.org

3-Mr.Mirza Al-Mahroos was arrested on Tuesday, 17 August 2010, at 3:30 am from his home.He is a cleric, was involved in activities to demand the release of detainees and the promotion of democracy and freedoms in Bahrain, and filed a complaint in the public prosecution against the Interior Minister because assaulted on him by security forces.

4-Mr.Abdulhadi Al-Mukhuder was arrested on Tuesday, 17 August 2010, at 3:30 am from his home.He is a cleric and a member in the Islamic Wafaa Movement (a political movement), was involved in activities to demand the release of detainees and the promotion of democracy and freedoms in Bahrain.

Suppressing Laws Should Not Be a Standard for Arrest and Accusation

Restricting Freedom of Opinion and Expression Violates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

16 August 2010

The Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights expresses its deep concern for the arrest of four human rights and political activists, and they are: Abdul-Jalil Al-Sangaece “president of the human rights office in Haq Movement”, and Mohammed Habib Al-Muqdad “a cleric and a president of a charity foundation and a political and social activist”, and Saeed Al-Nori “a cleric and a member in the Islamic Wafaa Movement (a political movement)”, and Abdul-Ghani Khanjjar “president of the National Committee for Victims and Martyrs of Bahrain and the spokesperson of the Bahraini Coalition for Equity and Reconciliation”, where the Bahraini Authorities accused them of incitement to violence, terrorism and distorting the country’s image locally and abroad. The official statement indicated that the National Security Apparatus had proved through investigation that they are members in an organizational network that intends to target Bahrain’s stability.

The campaign of arrest of the four activists was preceded with strongly-worded speeches from the Executive Authority (the King, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior) against what was called “agitators against the State”, and they all indicated that the Executive Authority will take legal action against anyone who is proven to be involved in the incitement to use violence.

Since the first moment of the speeches of the Executive Authority, several official and non-official institutes, media workers, and public committees that are closely allied with the government released statements of support to the speeches and to the measures to be taken by the Executive Authority.

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A Voice Recording Exposes the Threat of the Security Men to the Families of the Wanted in Security Cases

11 August 2010

The Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights expresses its deep concern after receiving a voice recording – the BYSHR owns a copy of it – that proves that the Bahraini Security Forces have a permit to damage and destroy the houses of those wanted by the security apparatuses. The recording shows that the First Lieutenant in the Criminal Investigations is threatening a family from Karzakan area with constantly breaking into the house and damaging and destroying it, if their sons continue to flee and not turn themselves in to the security apparatuses. The Lieutenant stressed that he has orders to terrorize the families until his demands are obeyed.

Information indicates that the First Lieutenant Mohammed Al-Saeedi – Criminal Investigations – broke into a house in Karzakan last Sunday, 1 August 2010 at 4 am in the morning, and the mother of those wanted was at home while their father was outside. The Security Forces used vulgar language, as well as destroying the contents of the house.

Information also confirms that the Security Forces also destroyed a house in the area of Karzakan, where the Security Forces broke into the house in search for the wanted and then it turned out that the owner of the house was not at home, and this house is considered unfit for living, and the Security Forces destroyed and damaged its contents[1].

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