Bahrain: Ill-treatment / Health Concern

Index Number: MDE 11/003/2003
Date Published: 14 August 2003
Categories: Bahrain, Middle East And North Africa

Amnesty International has received information that more than 200 prisoners have been on hunger strike for about 10 days in Jaw prison in south Bahrain. There are concerns for the possible deterioration of the health conditions of the striking prisoners, who are protesting about their ill-treatment and lack of access to lawyers and human rights organization