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Foreign Secretary William Hague has called on the Government of Bahrain to implement recommendations from an independent report which contains ‘worrying findings’.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt will discuss recent developments, in particular the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry while on a two day visit to Bahrain.
Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has welcomed progress that the Bahraini government has made so far in implementing the Independent Commission of Inquiry report.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt met Bahrain Minister for Follow Up at the Royal Court of Bahrain Sheikh Ahmed bin Atiyatallah Al Khalifa.
Foreign Secretary William Hague called for restraint in dealing with protests when he spoke to the country's Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmad bin Muhammad al Khalifa earlier today.
Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has concluded a visit to Bahrain, where he met senior Bahraini Government officials.
Minister of State Lord Howell met the Bahraini Minister for the Interior, Lieutenant General Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa to discuss the implementation of reforms in Bahrain and the prospects for political dialogue.
Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt met Bahrain's Minister for Justice and Islamic Affairs in London on 5 July.
A Bahraini court today sentenced Mr Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, to three years in prison for inciting and taking part in illegal rallies and demonstrations.
Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt spoke after a Bahraini court today upheld the sentences of 13 political activists who were orginally tried by a military court last year.
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