The report, based on 90 interviews with Bahraini human rights activists, said it is “utterly disingenuous” of the British government to pretend it is delivering substantial human rights reform in Bahrain. There is controversy over the value and independence of two UK-supported human rights institutions. No senior officers or officials who oversaw the serious human rights violations during the 2011 uprising have faced prosecution. The organisation pointed out that neither human rights body has gained the public’s trust, partly as a result of a perceived lack of independence and impartiality. Amnesty International UK’s head of policy and government affairs, Allan Hogarth, said: “It was a welcome move when Bahrain set up these two bodies back in 2012, but it’s utterly disingenuous of the UK government to pretend they’re delivering substantial human rights reform in Bahrain.

Source: The Guardian November 21, 2016 06:56 UTC