(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Bahrain's king has set up a commission to review a recent report which accuses Manama of rights abuses in its crackdown against peaceful protesters.
A decree issued by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said the commission will reconsider the report and submit its own proposals and recommendations.
On November 23, the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry said the regime had used “excessive force” to crush pro-democracy protests.
The document included testimonies from unidentified detainees, whom the inquiry teams were given access to.
The independent commission also urged the Bahraini government to revise verdicts handed down to protesters in military courts, and to set up a compensation fund for victims of the crackdown.
Following the release of the report, King Hamad admitted to the use of “excessive force” by his regime forces against the protesters, and promised to make reforms that would “satisfy” all parties in the country.
Bahrain's brutal crackdown on anti-regime protests has killed scores of people since the eruption of the popular revolution in the Persian Gulf sheikhdom in mid-February.
Meanwhile, thousands of Bahrainis once again took to the streets in the town of A'ali to call for an end to the rule of the ruling Al Khalifah family.
The protesters also denounced the ongoing crackdown by Saudi-backed government forces.
In mid-March, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia sent troops and military equipment to Bahrain upon a request from Manama to help quell the uprising in the island nation.
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A decree issued by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said the commission will reconsider the report and submit its own proposals and recommendations.
On November 23, the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry said the regime had used “excessive force” to crush pro-democracy protests.
The document included testimonies from unidentified detainees, whom the inquiry teams were given access to.
The independent commission also urged the Bahraini government to revise verdicts handed down to protesters in military courts, and to set up a compensation fund for victims of the crackdown.
Following the release of the report, King Hamad admitted to the use of “excessive force” by his regime forces against the protesters, and promised to make reforms that would “satisfy” all parties in the country.
Bahrain's brutal crackdown on anti-regime protests has killed scores of people since the eruption of the popular revolution in the Persian Gulf sheikhdom in mid-February.
Meanwhile, thousands of Bahrainis once again took to the streets in the town of A'ali to call for an end to the rule of the ruling Al Khalifah family.
The protesters also denounced the ongoing crackdown by Saudi-backed government forces.
In mid-March, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia sent troops and military equipment to Bahrain upon a request from Manama to help quell the uprising in the island nation.
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