TEHRAN(Basirat): Prominent Bahraini human rights campaigner Ebtisam al-Saegh accused authorities at Bahrain’s Jaw Prison of violating the rights of detainees by failing to provide them with adequate food.
Al-Saegh shared testimony by the mother of Bahraini detainee Mohammed
Al-Shamali in which she recalled a recent conversation with her son.
According
to Al-Shamali, who was jailed and tortured as part of Manama’s
clampdown on dissent, the food being provided at Jaw is "very bad” while
the quantities are "not enough”.
"It is painful for our children
to be subjected to all this and their right to adequate food is being
targeted. What is the cause of this cruelty, and is it legal?”
Al-Shamali’s mother asked.
Allegations of abuse are frequently
circulated about Bahraini prisons. These include denying political
prisoners access to desperately needed medical care, confiscating their
belongings, and even depriving them of drinking water.
Source:ABNA24