Bahrain: New anti-terrorism bill signed into law

On 10 August, the King of Bahrain signed a counter-terrorism bill adopted by the Parliament on 22 July. A number of organizations and experts, including the UN Special Rapporteur on counter- terrorism and human rights, Martin Scheinin, have expressed concerns about...

USA: Mounting pressure to close Guantánamo following detainee suicides

On 10 June, three detainees at the Guantánamo detention facility were found dead in their cells. The incident sparked renewed calls for the closure of the detention facility from UN experts, the European Parliament (EP), governments and non-governmental organizations....
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