Statement by the spokesperson on the executions carried out in Bahrain

On the 15 January 2017, it was confirmed that the Kingdom of Bahrain carried out the execution of three people convicted for a bomb attack against the police which killed 3 policemen.

After this event he EU reiterated its strong opposition to the use of the death penalty in all circumstances.
The EU rejectd violence as a political tool and fully supported the stability and development of the Kingdom of Bahrain, but believed this can only be achieved through a sustainable and inclusive national reconciliation process.

• Primary Source

EU: EEAS: Bahrain and the EU https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/2065/bahrain-and-eu_en

ESO: Background information: Humanitarian policy of the Gulf States http://www.europeansources.info/record/humanitarian-policy-of-the-gulf-states/

ESO: Background information: Human rights: Cambodian NGO law, DRC activists, Nabeel Rajab, Sudan http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-human-rights-cambodian-ngo-law-drc-activists-nabeel-rajab-sudan/

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