House of Lords written question – answered am ar 14 Mawrth 2013.
Lord Hylton
Crossbench
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will request pardons from the King of Bahrain for non-violent persons involved in the 2011 protests, subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment and to long terms in prison.
Baroness Warsi
Senior Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Jointly with the Department for Communities and Local Government), Senior Minister of State (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Faith and Communities) (also in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
It would be inappropriate for us to ask a head of state of a sovereign country to override its judiciary.
We do have concerns in certain cases where there are reports that those convicted had been abused in detention, denied access to legal consul and were coerced into confessing.
We call on the Government of Bahrain to meet all its human rights obligations and guarantee its citizens the fundamental liberties to which they are entitled.
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No0 people think not
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