ADHRB Responds to Bahraini Embassy Statement on the Execution of Ali AlArab and Ahmed AlMalali
On 27 July 2019, the Bahraini government executed Ali AlArab and Ahmed AlMalali, two torture victims who were convicted in an unfair trial. The executions took place amid an international outcry against the measure. Members of Congress, including Senator Bob Menendez, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission co-chairs, and Representative Ro Khanna, as well Members of the European Parliament, French Parliament, and Agnes Callamard, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions voiced their opposition to AlArab and AlMalalil’s sentences. In response to the calls to halt their executions, the Bahraini Embassy in Washington, DC published a statement defending the right of the Bahraini government to carry out these executions. In the statement, Bahrain claimed that the imposition of the death penalty adheres to United Nations (UN) standards. Hours later, Bahrain carried out the executions. ADHRB condemns these executions, particularly the misapplication of international law and UN standards to the Government’s actions.
Read the full statement here.
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