The UN Office for Human Rights today expressed concern over reports that opposition activists in Bahrain are being tortured in detention. Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for High Commissioner Navi Pillay, said that the UN has information that some detainees have been severely beaten after being sentenced to prison terms. and four are believed to have died as a result of torture.
Shamdasani told journalists in Geneva that Pillay invited Bahrain to investigate the allegations. The spokeswoman added that if Bahrain does not do so, the UN will launch an international investigation.
The spokeswoman of the UN Office for Human Rights also expressed the world organization's concern over allegations that defendants before Bahrain's National Security Court, which is under the jurisdiction of the military, were denied defense counsel. in a country that has been run by a Sunni dynasty for 200 years. During the protests, more than 30 people were killed and hundreds were detained.
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