Letter raises with Secretary of State Antony Blinken the alarming deterioration of the human rights situation in Bahrain and the central role played by the Trump administration in encouraging a resurgence of authoritarianism and escalating crackdown on human rights in the country; and urges him to ensure that human rights concerns are restored as a key feature of American diplomacy in the Gulf under the new administration.
Index Number: MDE 11/3781/2021