Rights groups urge UK to break silence on top Bahraini activist

‘At least thirteen rights group have condemned Britain’s awkward silence on the situation of prominent Bahraini human rights activist and pro-democracy campaigner Nabeel Rajab, who has been kept behind bars over his criticism of the ruling Al Khalifah regime and the Wahhabi ideology, calling on London to take up a condemnatory stance.
“It is appalling that … the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has turned a blind eye to the human rights abuses in Bahrain, including the reprisals against Mr. Rajab,” the groups stated in a letter addressed to the FCO on Monday, Arabic-language Lualua television network reported.
“We urge you to overturn this policy of silence and support Nabeel Rajab and all human rights defenders in Bahrain … by condemning his sentence and calling on the Government of Bahrain for his immediate and unconditional release, and abolition of all charges leveled against him,” the letter added.’
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