Bahrain: don’t execute victims of torture Urgent – We will deliver this petition as soon as possible to the Bahraini embassy in London
Bahrain: don't execute victims of torture
Urgent – We will deliver this petition as soon as possible to the Bahraini embassy in London
Maher Abbas al-Khabbaz was beaten, whipped and electrocuted before he was forced at gunpoint to make a false confession to killing a police officer in 2013. His execution is now imminent, awaiting only a signed death warrant from Bahrain’s King.
Last week, Bahrain’s Attorney General recommended that two other men facing imminent execution have their cases retried after Reprieve and other organisations exposed their mistreatment. Will you join us in calling on the Bahraini government to do the same for Maher and other victims of torture facing execution, and ensure that all retrials meet minimum fair trial standards?
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To His Majesty the King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa:
We, the undersigned, call on the Bahraini government to follow-up on its Attorney General’s recommendation by retrying not only Mohammed Ramadan and Husain Moosa, but all death penalty cases where torture allegations have been made, including the case of Maher Abbas al-Khabbaz. Furthermore, we call on you to ensure that these re-trials meet international minimum standards for fair trials, including by allowing international observers from European governments and the European Union.
