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"Madam President, there has been genuinely good cooperation across the House in the production of this really very solid resolution and, bluntly, I would hope so too. If we cannot unite on something like opposition to the death penalty, I do not think there is much hope for us. There are those in Bahrain who do feel that we focus too much upon the Kingdom; we criticise too much the lack of progress in Bahrain that we have seen in parts, and since there are other abuses in the region, why not focus upon them? Firstly, we do focus on other abuses in the neighbouring countries in the wider region, and secondly, in many ways it is a compliment, because there is a feeling within this House that there is scope for a dialogue with Bahrain that is actually going somewhere. There is actually a process towards reform that we can assist, and there are useful discussions to be had.
It is important that we recognise the progress that Bahrain has made in a reform programme. There has been institutional reform; we have seen steps towards an independent judiciary; we have seen the establishment of ombudsmen; we have seen the establishment of the Prisoners’ Rights Commission and the special investigations unit; and there have been a number of declarations which have been really very positive. But that progress has stalled, and we need to see that progress continue. We can assist in that process by being vocal in our criticism but also constructive in our willingness to help. We must be vocal about our criticism of the sentencing to death of Mr Ramadan along with nine other individuals presently on death row within the Kingdom, and I hope we will be unanimous in our condemnation of those sentences.
I would also, in a very solid resolution, pick out in particular paragraph 3: ‘Stresses the obligation to ensure that human rights defenders are protected and allowed to conduct their work without hindrance, intimidation or harassment’. Internal dialogue within Bahrain is vital for underpinning progress. We can assist with that process, and I hope we will unite around this resolution today."@en1
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