1: Britain has spent \u00a35 million assisting\u00a0the system that made these executions possible<\/strong><\/h2>\nBritish\u00a0assistance to justice and security institutions in Bahrain has included training police officers, prosecutors,\u00a0torture investigators\u00a0\u2013 even guards on the death row where Abbas al-Samea, Sami Mushaima and Ali al-Singace were held before being executed.<\/p>\n
Torture is systematic in Bahrain\u2019s prisons, especially for the purpose of extracting \u2019confessions\u2019 that are used to sentence people to death. Serious concerns about torture and false confessions have been raised in nearly every death penalty case currently proceeding in Bahrain.<\/p>\n
2: The three men executed were categorically failed by UK-trained institutions<\/strong><\/h2>\nAbbas and Sami were tortured into providing false confessions in Bahrain\u2019s Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) building just months before Her Majesty\u2019s Inspectorate of Prisons assisted an inspection of that very police station. The report that emerged after the inspection made no mention of their torture allegations. Later, Bahrain\u2019s Special Investigation Unit (SIU), a UK-trained body which is supposed to investigate torture complaints, ignored Sami\u2019s complaints entirely and conducted a sham investigation into Abbas\u2019 allegations.<\/p>\n
At the same time, the Bahraini Ombudsman for the Ministry of Interior, a third UK-trained body, ignored Mohamed\u2019s torture complaints and refused to investigate them for more than two years, during which time Mohamed and Husain were sentenced to death.<\/p>\n
3: Britain can no longer claim to be promoting human rights in Bahrain<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) claims that the goal of its assistance programme is to engender human rights reform in Bahrain, and ministers have characterised UK projects in Bahrain as successful. A deteriorating human rights record and a return to executions after six years cast serious doubts over these claims.<\/p>\n
The performance of the institutions receiving UK training should be the benchmark for measuring the success of UK assistance in Bahrain. By that metric, Britain\u2019s deep entanglement with the Bahraini criminal justice system should be considered an abject failure. Abbas, Sami and Ali were executed on the basis of \u2018confessions\u2019 given under horrific torture – including beatings, electric shocks to the genitals and sexual assault.<\/p>\n
Mohamed and Husain were sentenced to death under the same circumstances and now face imminent execution. Yet in each case, the actions of UK-trained institutions have allowed the death sentences to go forward.<\/p>\n
4: The British government has repeatedly glossed over evidence of human rights abuses linked to the bodies it is training<\/strong><\/h2>\nThere is clear evidence of Bahrain\u2019s\u00a0appalling human rights record. Other countries are openly critical and are taking action \u2013 the United States has a blanket ban on any security support to Bahrain\u2019s Ministry of Interior. But still, the UK has refused to suspend its involvement.<\/p>\n
5: More executions are imminent and the British government is yet to act<\/strong><\/h2>\nForeign Secretary Boris Johnson has refused to confirm whether any steps were taken to prevent Bahrain\u2019s recent executions\u2013 or whether any action will be taken to\u00a0stop the upcoming executions of Mohammed Ramadan<\/a>\u00a0and Husain Moosa.<\/p>\nThe British government cannot be allowed to use taxpayer pounds to help Bahrain whitewash its torture record, while the Gulf Kingdom goes ahead with death sentences and executions.<\/p>\n
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Abbas and Sami were tortured into providing false confessions in Bahrain\u2019s Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) building just months before Her Majesty\u2019s Inspectorate of Prisons assisted an inspection of that very police station. The report that emerged after the inspection made no mention of their torture allegations. Later, Bahrain\u2019s Special Investigation Unit (SIU), a UK-trained body which is supposed to investigate torture complaints, ignored Sami\u2019s complaints entirely and conducted a sham investigation into Abbas\u2019 allegations.<\/p>\n
At the same time, the Bahraini Ombudsman for the Ministry of Interior, a third UK-trained body, ignored Mohamed\u2019s torture complaints and refused to investigate them for more than two years, during which time Mohamed and Husain were sentenced to death.<\/p>\n
3: Britain can no longer claim to be promoting human rights in Bahrain<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) claims that the goal of its assistance programme is to engender human rights reform in Bahrain, and ministers have characterised UK projects in Bahrain as successful. A deteriorating human rights record and a return to executions after six years cast serious doubts over these claims.<\/p>\n
The performance of the institutions receiving UK training should be the benchmark for measuring the success of UK assistance in Bahrain. By that metric, Britain\u2019s deep entanglement with the Bahraini criminal justice system should be considered an abject failure. Abbas, Sami and Ali were executed on the basis of \u2018confessions\u2019 given under horrific torture – including beatings, electric shocks to the genitals and sexual assault.<\/p>\n
Mohamed and Husain were sentenced to death under the same circumstances and now face imminent execution. Yet in each case, the actions of UK-trained institutions have allowed the death sentences to go forward.<\/p>\n
4: The British government has repeatedly glossed over evidence of human rights abuses linked to the bodies it is training<\/strong><\/h2>\nThere is clear evidence of Bahrain\u2019s\u00a0appalling human rights record. Other countries are openly critical and are taking action \u2013 the United States has a blanket ban on any security support to Bahrain\u2019s Ministry of Interior. But still, the UK has refused to suspend its involvement.<\/p>\n
5: More executions are imminent and the British government is yet to act<\/strong><\/h2>\nForeign Secretary Boris Johnson has refused to confirm whether any steps were taken to prevent Bahrain\u2019s recent executions\u2013 or whether any action will be taken to\u00a0stop the upcoming executions of Mohammed Ramadan<\/a>\u00a0and Husain Moosa.<\/p>\nThe British government cannot be allowed to use taxpayer pounds to help Bahrain whitewash its torture record, while the Gulf Kingdom goes ahead with death sentences and executions.<\/p>\n
More on Bahrain Executions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/a><\/p>\nExecution Alert for Mohammed Ramadan, another Bahraini man and father of three whose execution is imminent. <\/a><\/a><\/p>\n
There is clear evidence of Bahrain\u2019s\u00a0appalling human rights record. Other countries are openly critical and are taking action \u2013 the United States has a blanket ban on any security support to Bahrain\u2019s Ministry of Interior. But still, the UK has refused to suspend its involvement.<\/p>\n
5: More executions are imminent and the British government is yet to act<\/strong><\/h2>\nForeign Secretary Boris Johnson has refused to confirm whether any steps were taken to prevent Bahrain\u2019s recent executions\u2013 or whether any action will be taken to\u00a0stop the upcoming executions of Mohammed Ramadan<\/a>\u00a0and Husain Moosa.<\/p>\nThe British government cannot be allowed to use taxpayer pounds to help Bahrain whitewash its torture record, while the Gulf Kingdom goes ahead with death sentences and executions.<\/p>\n
More on Bahrain Executions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/a><\/p>\nExecution Alert for Mohammed Ramadan, another Bahraini man and father of three whose execution is imminent. <\/a><\/a><\/p>\n
The British government cannot be allowed to use taxpayer pounds to help Bahrain whitewash its torture record, while the Gulf Kingdom goes ahead with death sentences and executions.<\/p>\n
More on Bahrain Executions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/a><\/p>\nExecution Alert for Mohammed Ramadan, another Bahraini man and father of three whose execution is imminent. <\/a><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nExecution Alert for Mohammed Ramadan, another Bahraini man and father of three whose execution is imminent. <\/a><\/a><\/p>\n