BAHRAIN: 13-year-old activist tortured under detention

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Summary: The young boy was arrested for "gathering" in a public space and for "inciting violence”.

[29 April 2012] - Bahraini police have beaten and tortured a 13-year-old boy detained for “inciting violence” in the northern city of Hamad Town, his lawyer says. 

A Bahraini juvenile judge issued a detention order until Thursday against Sayed Yasin Abduljalil on Sunday. 

Abduljalil was arrested on April 27 on a street in Hamad Town as anti-regime protesters were preparing for a demonstration. 

The young Bahraini boy was taken into custody for “assaulting a police officer… inciting violence” and “gathering” in public areas, according to a statement issued by his lawyer on Sunday. 

Abduljalil’s lawyer also called on human rights groups and foreign embassies in the capital, Manama, to intervene for the secure release of the Bahraini minor, who was “beaten and tortured” at the police station. 

The arrest of Abduljalil was made on the same day when police used tear gas and stun grenades against a group of anti-regime demonstrators trying to march to the iconic Pearl Square in Manama on April 27. 

Thousands of people also held a demonstration organised by the main Bahraini opposition group, al-Wefaq, in the northern city of Jidhafs on April 27. 

Demonstrators in Jidhafs demanded the release of jailed human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, who has been on hunger strike for more than two months. Protesters also called for the dismissal of Bahraini Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. 

The Bahraini premier recently claimed he was “very proud of Bahrain’s achievements and the role I have played in realising them.” 

Sheikh Salman made the remark at a time when Bahraini regime forces continue their violent crackdown on peaceful protests in the country. 

Salah Abbas Habib, 36, was the ninth Bahraini victim killed by regime forces since March 17, 2012, activists say. Habib’s body was found on a rooftop in a village near Manama on April 21. 

Bahrainis hold King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa responsible for the death of protesters during the popular uprising that began in the Persian Gulf island nation in February 2011. 

 

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Bahrain
Issues: 
Child participation
Torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment
Violence: 
Torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment
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