#Bahrain has revoked entry visas it had earlier issued to 2 Human Rights Watch staff to attend the 146th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly.
HRW holds permanent observer status with the IPU, granting us access to its Assemblies. hrw.org/news/2023/03/1…
HRW holds permanent observer status with the IPU, granting us access to its Assemblies. hrw.org/news/2023/03/1…
Bahrain is hosting the meeting of the IPU, a global organization of national parliaments, from March 11-15. The organization’s slogan is “For democracy. For everyone.” The theme of the 146th Assembly is “Promoting peaceful coexistence & inclusive societies: Fighting intolerance.”
#Bahrain unilateral reversal of Human Rights Watch’s access to the IPU conference is a blatant example of its escalating repression.
Many are imprisoned in #Bahrain solely for peaceful speech, and the country's draconian “political isolation laws” are simply lawfare against citizens’ peaceful activism. hrw.org/report/2022/10…
The IPU Assembly should live up to the organization's values and speak out on behalf of Bahrain’s victims of repression.
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