العربية
The Regional Coalition for Women Human Rights Defenders in Middle East and North Africa said, in a statement released on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, that the arrest of human rights activist Ebtisam Al-Saegh is another example of what women human rights defenders go through, noting that Bahrain authorities’ acts against Al Saegh are a vengeful response to Al Saegh’s work.
The coalition noted that the arrest of Ebtisam Al Saegh comes after a month of her documenting what she went through (torture, sexual and physical assault) which put her in danger of going through that again, especially that Bahrain have promoted a campaign against human rights defenders in the past few months.
The coalition called on the authorities in Bahrain to release Ebtisam al Saegh immediately and unconditionally, and to put a final end to harassments against her, including threatening her family members.
The coalition also reminded Bahrain’s government that the arrest of Ebtisam Al Saegh violates its commitment to human rights laws and international treaties, agreements and conventions it previously ratified.
It concluded that the arrest of WHRD Ebtisam Al Saegh is nothing but a clear attack on those who remain peacefully seeking ways to implement democracy and protecting human rights in Bahrain, “and we should defend them and demand their freedom.”