(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Prominent rights campaigner Ebtisam al-Saegh is demanding a more urgent response to early signs of cancer among Bahraini detainees, calling on authorities to grant prisoners access to routine medical check-ups “before it is too late”.
In posts on her social media accounts, Al-Saegh accused the authorities of “negligence and procrastination”, pointing to the growing number of cancer patients in Bahraini detention centers.
“[This] should be of concern to everyone, and the cases should be addressed in advance as soon as the symptoms appear,” she wrote in a post on Sunday.
Al-Saegh highlighted the cases of Sayed Kadhem Abbas, who recently had a cancerous brain tumor discovered, and that of Elias Al-Mulla.
Al-Mulla’s family has reportedly turned to the police as the 27-year-old continues to be denied access to proper medical care.
Cancer patients often develop the illness behind bars following years of grueling torture and abuse. Activists have tried to make a link between the harsh detention regimes and the rising cancer rates.
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source : Lualua TV
Monday
16 July 2018
12:16:41 PM
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Prominent rights campaigner Ebtisam al-Saegh is demanding a more urgent response to early signs of cancer among Bahraini detainees, calling on authorities to grant prisoners access to routine medical check-ups “before it is too late”.