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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

UN INDEPENDENT EXPERT ‘DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED’ OVER BAHRAINI POSTPONEMENTS OF VISIT

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UN INDEPENDENT EXPERT 'DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED' OVER BAHRAINI
POSTPONEMENTS OF VISITNew York, Apr 24 2013 12:00PMAn independent
United Nations expert today urged the Government of Bahrain to honour
its international commitments and allow him in to assess whether
torture and ill-treatment are taking place in the country, after
repeated postponements of planned visits.

"This is the second time that my visit has been postponed, at very
short notice. It is effectively a cancellation as no alternative dates
were proposed nor is there a future road map to discuss," UN Special
Rapporteur on torture, Juan E. Méndez stressed in a
<"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=13261&LangID=E">news
release.

Mr. Méndez added that he is "deeply disappointed" with the decision to
cancel the 8 to 15 May trip which was organized "in the spirit of
cooperation" and expressed his compassion with the people of Bahrain
who had expected the visit.

The Government's decision comes after yet another week of continued
clashes between demonstrators and security forces and the release of
several reports criticizing what they call Bahrain's failure to hold
senior officials accountable for torture since 2011.

In a letter handed to the Special Rapporteur on 22 April, during a
meeting in Washington DC, the Government said that the ongoing
National Dialogue has unexpectedly taken much longer than envisaged
and that a visit could be immensely damaging to the chances of the
Dialogue's success.

Meanwhile, in a statement issued to the media, the Government claimed
that Mr. Méndez "put off" the visit.

In response, Mr. Méndez said that the decision to postpone the visit
was solely that of the Government, "this was a unilateral decision by
the authorities. Unfortunately, it is not the first time the
Government has tried to avoid responsibility for the postponement of
my visit, which was originally supposed to take place over a year
ago."

He added that that an independent assessment of whether torture and
ill-treatment indeed continues despite reforms, and whether
obligations towards the rehabilitation of victims have been met "could
have contributed to the National Dialogue and strengthened a culture
of human rights."

Mr. Méndez urged the authorities to honour their commitments made to
the UN Universal Periodic Review process in September 2012, among
which was the acceptance of a recommendation to welcome a visit by the
mandated expert on torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
or punishment.

"I will continue to engage with the Government by considering
violations submitted to my mandate and by closely monitoring the
situation of torture and ill-treatment, including the right of
rehabilitation for victims in Bahrain," he stressed.

Independent experts or special rapporteurs are appointed by the Human
Rights Council to examine and report back, in an unpaid capacity, on
specific human rights themes.Apr 24 2013 12:00PM
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