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PHR and Prominent Medical Associations Call for Bahrain to Cease Attacks on Hospitals, Patients, and Medical Professionals
PHR today announced that several prominent medical associations and health professionals, including the American Medical Association and the American College of Physicians, have joined together to call for Bahrain to cease all attacks on hospitals, patients, and medical professionals. In a joint letter sent today to Crown Prince Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Deputy Supreme Commander of the Bahrain Defence Force, the groups urge Bahrain to respect its international legal obligations and bring an end to all other violations of medical neutrality.
Bahrain to Investigate 30 Medical Staff for Violations, BNA Says
Bahrain will investigate 30 medical workers for possible “criminal acts and violations” committed during pro-democracy protests, the official Bahrain News Agency said.
Bahrain accuses Hezbollah of meddling
The government in Bahrain claims in a report to the United Nations that Shiite group Hezbollah is plotting against the Sunni monarchy.
Bahrain prince to skip UK royal wedding
The crown prince of Bahrain has declined an invitation to attend Britain’s royal wedding because of ongoing unrest in the Gulf Arab kingdom.
Bahrain Opposition Accuses Government of Demolishing 30 Mosques
Bahrain’s main Shiite opposition group said the Sunni-led government has demolished 30 mosques since quelling political unrest in the Persian Gulf nation last month.
Syrian security forces kill 60 protesters in bloodiest day of uprising
Security forces killed 88 people in the bloodiest day of Syria’s uprising yesterday. They fired at thousands of pro-democracy protesters who took to the streets after prayers. Witnesses said among those gunned down at nine demos was schoolboy Anwar Moussa, 11. One demonstrator Izraa Deraa said: “Bullets flew over our heads like heavy rain.” It is the highest single day death toll in five weeks of unrest against President Bashar al-Assad.
Rights groups slam Bahraini crackdown
Rights organisations are calling on the Bahraini government to halt what they term human rights violations, and to stop a crackdown on hospitals where doctors and patients suspected of being sympathetic to pro-democracy protests have been arrested.
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Bahraini doctors 'dragged from their beds'
Foreign Secretary William Hague has expressed concern over human rights abuses in Bahrain, where dozens of doctors are reported to have been detained in a crackdown by government security forces.
Emergency Report Decries Bahrain Human Rights Abuses
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) today released an emergency report which documents and decries systematic human rights abuses in Bahrain. For the first time, the report, “Do No Harm: A Call for Bahrain to End Systematic Attacks on Doctors and Patients,” provides forensic evidence of attacks on physicians, medical staff, patients and unarmed civilians with the use of bird shot, physical beatings, rubber bullets, tear gas and unidentified chemical agents. The report was featured on several major news outlets including the Associated Press, AFP, BBC, CNN, the Independent, New York Times, and Washington Post.