Bahrain Protest in solidarity with Prisoners of Conscience outside Dail Eireann, Dublin, IRELAND
Channel: 10101010Bahrain
Date: 2012-06-02

June 1st 2012. Human Rights Activist Elaine Masons speaks the names of 750 prisoners of conscience who remain in jails in Bahrain outside Irelands Dail Eireann (Government Buildings). Ireland was appointed a new Ambassador from Bahrain just last week who is shared with the UK. This was completely kept out of the Irish Media. In light of the relationship with RSCI Dublin many feel this most peculiar. Perhaps the Irish are making too much noise against them and exposing what can only be a severely tarnished reputation in light of the events in Feb and March 2011. The Ambassador apparently met with 'a bunch of businessmen' who are interested in investing in Bahrain. Given Ireland's floundering economy - hunting for somewhere to invest is not surprising but it is shameful to be aligned and build economic ties with countries who ought to be held accountable for what, if they were at war, would be declared war crimes! Hunting teenagers and children through the streets at night, detaining, abusing and raping them. Forcing them to drive through the streets under duress and inform on their peers, as happened in recent weeks with a 12 year old boy who has been detained for 3 weeks and has no teeth left in his head. Ireland needs to wake up - a small island nation, struggling for freedom of expression, sharing even common torturers (like Ian Henderson) - Ireland has great solidarity with Bahrain. At a grass roots level in spite of the treachery of our Government.