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Death in custody, arbitrary arrests and unfair trials of children: Children victims of political unrest and violence in Bahrain

Death in custody, arbitrary arrests and unfair trials of children: Children victims of political... 317 Death in custody, arbitrary arrests and unfair trials of children: Children victims of political unrest and violence in Bahrain SHARON DETRICK Practice and Implementation Editor, International Journal of Children's Rights A report entitled, "Bahrain: Women and Children Subject to Increasing Abuse", was issued by Amnesty International in July 1996.1 The follow- ing is based upon the content of that report. The population of Bahrain is approximately 600,000. The Bahraini Parlia- ment was dissolved in 1975 and the Constitution has been suspended since that same year. Bahrain does not have an elected legislative assembly and political parties are prohibited. A Consultative Council was set up in 1992: its 30 members are appointed by the Amir, Sheikh 'Issa bin Salman Al Khalifa. The Council has no legislative powers, however. All laws are either Amir decrees or introduced by the Amir and approved by the cabinet. Particularly in the aftermath of the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979, the Government of Bahrain has engaged in a consistent pattern of human rights violations. Shi'a Muslims have been the main victims of such violations. Following an alleged coup attempt in Bahrain in 1981, many people suspected of having links http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The International Journal of Children's Rights Brill

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 1996 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0927-5568
eISSN
1571-8182
DOI
10.1163/157181896X00248
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317 Death in custody, arbitrary arrests and unfair trials of children: Children victims of political unrest and violence in Bahrain SHARON DETRICK Practice and Implementation Editor, International Journal of Children's Rights A report entitled, "Bahrain: Women and Children Subject to Increasing Abuse", was issued by Amnesty International in July 1996.1 The follow- ing is based upon the content of that report. The population of Bahrain is approximately 600,000. The Bahraini Parlia- ment was dissolved in 1975 and the Constitution has been suspended since that same year. Bahrain does not have an elected legislative assembly and political parties are prohibited. A Consultative Council was set up in 1992: its 30 members are appointed by the Amir, Sheikh 'Issa bin Salman Al Khalifa. The Council has no legislative powers, however. All laws are either Amir decrees or introduced by the Amir and approved by the cabinet. Particularly in the aftermath of the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979, the Government of Bahrain has engaged in a consistent pattern of human rights violations. Shi'a Muslims have been the main victims of such violations. Following an alleged coup attempt in Bahrain in 1981, many people suspected of having links

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The International Journal of Children's RightsBrill

Published: Jan 1, 1996

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