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"en.20111027.22.4-323-000"2
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"Mr President, a report released on Monday by several human rights organisations draws attention to the fact that the wave of protests and changes of regime in the Arab world has led to many countries tightening repressive measures.
Bahrain is one of the most disturbing examples in this respect, given the brutality with which the movement for political and social reform has been supressed. The intervention of the army, including troops from the Gulf Cooperation Council forces, against peaceful protests has resulted in dozens of deaths, hundreds of people injured and many arrests. The decrease in the intensity of protests has not led to a reduction of reprisals. There continue to be reports of arrests of human rights defenders and of unfair dismissals and convictions of health professionals who offered first aid to injured protestors, as well as of detainees being deprived of legal and medical assistance and censorship being imposed on the press and on Internet access. The EU has frequently condemned the violence and acts of repression ordered by the Government of Bahrain, but the situation has remained unchanged.
I believe that we need to continue to press for the release of political prisoners and an end to the prosecution of doctors and persecution on political and religious grounds. I also believe that the Bahraini authorities should urgently commute the death sentences that have been imposed and renounce this barbaric practice. Finally, I wish to express my appreciation concerning the delay in US arms sales to Bahrain until the report of the commission of inquiry is released next week."@en1
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