May 23, 2013
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Bahrain's record on human rights has been described by Human Rights Watch as "dismal", and having "deteriorated sharply in the latter half of 2010". The government of Bahrain has been accused of marginalizing the majority Shia Muslim population, torturing and mistreating political prisoners to extract confessions, blocked websites and blogs associated with the legal opposition, and harassment of human rights defenders. The crackdown on protesters during the 2011 Arab Spring has brought further human rights complaints, including the destruction of dozens of long-standing Shiite mosques. The Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry was established on 29 June 2011 by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to assess the incidents that occurred in the Kingdom during the period of unrest in February and March 2011 and the consequences of these events. The report was released on 23 November and confirmed the Bahraini government's use of torture and other forms of physical and psychological abuse on detainees. It has been criticized for not disclosing the names of individual perpetrators of abuses and extending accountability only to those who actively carried out human rights violations.
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![Fourteen rights groups join call to release dying Bahraini hunger striker [Al-Alam, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-3034000/3034967/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=0c6d360bbec8ebd37e0fd68e6c5cdde1)
![Bahraini regime thugs attack anti-government villages [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-2996000/2996646/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=a79f4c2f48e3569471e995f6ec6c778e)
![Thousands rally behind dying 'godfather of human rights' in Bahrain [Al-Alam, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-2880000/2880824/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=5ff7a15035e2bc1f104cb87e61ad40ee "An anti-government protester with a poster of human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja walks towards the main highway of Budaiya, west of Manama, March 26, 2012: REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed")
![Khawaja's daughter appeals for his release [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-2759000/2759316/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=8be62d2bbb3856ab32d6c76aabd753a0)
![Bahraini activist's life in danger after 55 days of hunger strike [Al-Alam, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-2672000/2672396/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=df4cc4d3d525a70d98534b2ce96e51fc)
![Amnesty International urges release of prominent Bahraini activist from jail [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-2577000/2577981/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=ae40dfebe3e9e3763f2f5a87bd0db0fc)
![Bahrainis mourn elderly man killed by regime forces [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-2420000/2420051/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=258608b51074555e15ad76f557604753)
![Bahraini king claims progress as opposition sets conditions for dialogue [Al-Alam, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-2062000/2062739/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=e6b5db6ce7f98fed5a9690bf15132eab)
![Bahraini activists mark first anniversary of Saudi-backed raid on Pearl Roundabout [Al-Alam, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-1974000/1974774/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=27cd0ba2b2b1c82968eb784b764e39cd "An anti-government protester prepares to throw a Molotov cocktail at riot police during clashes in the village of Eker, south of Bahraini capital Manama, March 16, 2012: REUTERS/Stringer")