GENEVA (7 December 2017) – Four UN experts* have called on Bahrain to ensure the human rights of the country's most senior Shia leader, 76 year old Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, are fully respected. “We welcome the news that the Government of Bahrain has finally allowed Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim to go to hospital to access the life-saving treatment he requires, but we are concerned that he remains under guard,” the experts said in a joint statement.
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 07 December 2017. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
