Bahrain charges 15 policemen with abuse of prisoners
 

03-07-12 03:37 PM

DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain has charged 15 policemen with "mistreatment" of detainees, the government said on Tuesday, as part of an investigation into reports of torture of protesters rounded up in a crackdown on unrest in the Gulf Arab state. Bahrain's human rights record has come under international criticism since the authorities crushed Shi'ite Muslim-led demonstrations demanding democracy in ...

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