Urgent Appeal on behalf of imprisoned doctors in Bahrain
Published: Thursday, July 07, 2011
CRISIS IN BAHRAIN - As the human rights crisis continues in Bahrain Front Line is deeply concerned about the ongoing prosecution of doctors and nurses who are facing the prospect of prison sentences simply because they treated injured demonstrators during the recent disturbances.
We are also concerned at the severe sentences handed down on human rights defenders and political activists including Front Line's former Protection Coordinator for the Middle East Abdulahadi Al Khawaja who was recently sentenced to life imprisonment.