Rights groups condemn jail term extensions for 57 inmates in Bahrain

Three rights groups in Bahrain have condemned recent jail term extensions

 

Three rights groups in Bahrain have condemned recent jail term extensions for at least 57 Bahraini prisoners.

 In a joint statement, the Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain, the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights slammed the new term extensions for the detainees.

Bahraini regime on January 25, increased the jail terms of 57 people by an additional 15 years on top of the jail time they had already been serving because of a riot that broke out in the prison they are in.
 
The riot happened in March 2015 in the infamous Jaw Prison, which is the largest prisoner facility in Bahrain and is used to hold peaceful protesters who participated in anti-regime demonstrations. The Bahraini regime claimed those whose jail terms were increased were involved in the riot.