Talk:State Security Law in Bahrain

State Security Law
Is it the "State Security Law" or the "State Security Act" ? 68.39.174.238 03:45, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
 * They are used interchangeably. Zayed1 22:27, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

History

What is the source of the following paragraph? “The State of Bahrain gained full independence from the British in 1971 and was governed by the Amir, Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa. The Al Khalifa’s were of a Sunni minority ruling over a predominantly Shia majority population. In 1972, the Amir issued a decree calling for the establishment of a Constitutional Assembly in charge of promulgating the country’s first constitution. The 22-member body completed a constitution in June 1973, which called for the establishment of a 30-member elected National Assembly and national elections in November of that same year.”

“The former government of Bahrain developed a pattern of systemic human rights violations against citizens who raised demands for the reinstitution of the national constitution and the reconvening of the National Assembly, both of which were abolished under the State Security Law. Arbitrary arrests, coerced “confessions” under duress, pre-trial detention, unfair trials, and legal introduction of capital law offences were widespread, especially towards the majority Shia population of Bahrain.”

“criminalized a wide-range of nonviolent political activities." I would suggest you to give examples if you have some. What kind of non-violent political activities?

"a government with a strong sectarian animus with regard to its well-being and empowerment. "The Bahraini government consistently dismissed sectarian unrest as the work of Hezbollah terrorists instigated and supported by Iran." These two sentences might be portrayed as betraying judgment. I would suggest you to use quotation for the word “terrorist." Was it the word used by the Bahraini government?