Bahrain\u2019s Council of Representatives on February 21, 2017, approved an amendment to Bahrain\u2019s Constitution that would enable military courts to try civilians, in violation of international fair trial standards, Human Rights Watch said today.<\/p>\n
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Bahrain\u2019s Council of Representatives on February 21, 2017, approved an amendment to Bahrain\u2019s Constitution that would enable military courts to try civilians, in violation of international fair trial standards, Human Rights Watch said today.<\/p>\n
The amendment goes next to the upper house of parliament then to King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa for his final approval.<\/p>\n
Bahrain\u2019s Constitution currently limits the jurisdiction of military courts to offenses by security forces.<\/p>\n
An explanatory note on the proposed amendment cites the \u201cspread of terrorism in the region\u201d and military courts\u2019 \u201cflexibility\u201d and \u201cspeed\u201d in investigating and sentencing to justify removing this restriction.<\/p>\n
Human Rights Watch has documented persistent and systematic fair trial violations in trials of political dissidents in Bahrain before both civilian and military courts.<\/p>\n
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