Amnesty International has accused Bahrain of lacking seriousness with regards to human rights, after the kingdom cancelled, for the second time, a planned visit by the UN's Special Rapporteur on torture.
Rapporteur, Juan Mendez, said he was 'deeply disappointed' and added:
“This is the second time my visit has been postponed at very short notice. The authorities seem to view my visit as an obstacle rather than a positive factor to the reform process,"
Amnesty International's Middle East and North Africa Deputy Director, Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui said:
"This latest cancellation shows that Bahrain is clearly not serious about implementing human rights reforms. The authorities have used the buzzword of 'reform' as a smoke screen, when in reality they are not reforming,"
"There are no reforms in Bahrain, but rather human rights abuses continuing unabated."
See Amnesty International for full report.