ADHRB Weekly Newsletter #329
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** UN Experts Send Follow-Up Letter to Bahrain on Zulfiqar Mass Trial, Highlight Failure of Oversight Mechanisms
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On 14 October 2019, five United Nations (UN) Special Procedures offices sent an Allegation Letter to Bahrain concerning the trial of the so-called “Zulfiqar Brigades,” a mass trial of 138 defendants, in which 115 were convicted. The Special Procedures offices sent a previous communication on 5 November 2018, detailing allegations of enforced disappearances, torture to coerce confessions, and unfair trial practices, including in absentia hearings and denial of access to legal counsel. As of the letter’s publication, Bahrain has not sent a reply to the follow-up communication.

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** New and Notable
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** Profiles in Persecution: Sadiq Jaafar AlAbd ([link removed])

French MPs Pancher and Hammouche Table Two Written Questions on Bahrain ([link removed])
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** Around the Gulf
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** UN Special Procedures Publish Allegation Letter to Saudi Arabia on Negative Impact of International Military Intervention on the Enjoyment of Human Rights in Yemen
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Four UN Special Procedures offices sent an allegation letter addressed to Saudi Arabia regarding the adverse effects of international military intervention on human rights in Yemen. The Special Procedures called upon Saudi Arabia to comment on the ongoing human rights violations in Yemen, to clarify what measures are being taken to protect and respect human rights in Yemen, and to punish those who are responsible.

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