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Country: Bahrain
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Subject: Allegations of inadequate investigations of torture whilst in detention and of lack of access to legal representation. According to the information received, earlier charges of establishing a group with a view to obstructing or undermining the Constitution under article 6 of the anti-terrorism law against Mr Fateel, a board member of the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights (BYSHR) and blogger, were revived on 11 July 2013. It is reported that Mr Fateel was sentenced to fifteen years in prison on 29 September 2013. It is further reported that allegations of torture against Mr Fateel were not properly investigated, despite photographic evidence existed of the injuries inflicted upon him by the treatment he was allegedly subjected to during his interrogation. Naji Fateel was the subject of a previous communication dated 10 May 2013 (A/HRC/24/21). Amendments to the anti-Terrorism law were the subject of a previous communication sent on 14 August 2013 (A/HRC/25/74).
Number of identified alleged victims: 1

First name last name	age	sex	affiliation
Naji Fateel	unknown	male	No affiliation

Total number of unidentified alleged victims: -

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Total number of alleged victims: 1
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Previous communications: BHR 1/2008; BHR 2/2008; BHR 2/2013; BHR 10/2014; BHR 5/2017; BHR 1/2025
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