Bahrain: Trial of 57 opened amidst allegations of abuse during prison riot

Amnesty International has today called on the Bahraini authorities to make public investigations into allegations of torture and other ill-treatment of prisoners during a prison riot in Jaw prison, south of the capital Manama, on 10 March and other abuses that continued for several weeks afterwards and to bring to justice any prison officials responsible for ordering or committing such acts.

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