Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Bahrain legislators approve military trial of civilians

By a 31-1 vote, the lower house of the Bahraini legislature approved a measure that would permit the military trial of civilians. Details here.

Human rights jurisprudence strongly disfavors the use of military courts to try civilians.

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