Thread by @MARYAMALKHAWAJA

Despite the fact that the #BICI report documented that people were killed under #torture in #Bahrain, the culture of #impunity continues, also because the international community did not hold the regime to account #FreeBahrainiPrisoners

"At approximately 10:30 on 3 April, Mr Hasan Jassim Mohamed Maki was pronounced dead. @MSF and @Amnesty examined the body and confirmed to the family that the deceased had been attacked with sharp objects.”
#FreeBahrainiPrisoners

@MSF @amnesty "A witness who had been detained with the deceased in the same cell overheard him being told by prison personnel that since he had sickle cell anaemia, they would shower him and turn on the air conditioning in his cell and that he would not be allowed any medical treatment."

@MSF @amnesty The Commission held that "the death of Mr Maki is attributed to #torture at Dry Dock Detention Centre. Mr Maki was in the custody of the @moi_Bahrain at the time of his death.” #FreeBahrainiPrisoners #10YearsOn

@MSF @amnesty @moi_bahrain In 2016, the #US @StateDep wrote about the #BICI report, "we continue to urge the Government of #Bahrain to make additional progress in areas such as fully and transparently investigating claims of torture and cases that resulted in deaths" #FreeBahrainiPrisoners

@MSF @amnesty @moi_bahrain @StateDep The @StateDept said about the #BICI report: " additional efforts can be made moving forward to ensure individuals are no longer charged nor detained in cases relating to the peaceful political expression and free speech" @BahrainEmbDC @BahrainEmbUK #FreeBahrainiPrisoners

@MSF @amnesty @moi_bahrain @StateDep @StateDept @BahrainEmbDC @BahrainEmbUK Ten years on, prisoners of conscience continue to be routinely tortured, denied fundamental rights & unjustly detained for peacefully expressing themselves in #Bahrain See @BahrainRights & @GulfCentre4HR report gc4hr.org/report/view/130 #FreeBahrainiPrisoners @StateDept