Lawyers file ICC lawsuit over Bahrain
\nshiapost | July 22, 2011<\/p>\n
A group of international lawyers have officially filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against the Bahraini regime for its violent crackdowns on peaceful anti-government protesters.<\/p>\n
In the complaint that was filed on Wednesday, the lawyers have described the Manama regime\u2019s systematic killing of peaceful protesters in the Persian Gulf country as a clear crime against humanity, a Press TV correspondent reported.<\/p>\n
The group called on the ICC to deal with rights violation in Bahrain in a similar fashion as the international body did in the case of Libya.<\/p>\n
The ICC recently issued arrest warrants for the Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi and his top aides, accusing them of committing crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n
The complaint came as the Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on the same day condemning the Al Khalifa regime\u2019s brutality, stressing, however, that the regime does not take international condemnation seriously.<\/p>\n
Since mid-February, thousands of anti-government protesters have been waging protest rallies in Bahrain, demanding an end to the Al Khalifa dynasty.<\/p>\n
In mid-March, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates deployed their military forces in Bahrain to assist the Manama regime in its brutal crackdown on popular anti-government protests.<\/p>\n
Scores of protesters have been killed \u2014 many under torture \u2014 and numerous others detained and transferred to unknown locations during the regime\u2019s brutal onslaught on protesters. …more<\/a><\/p>\n