Royal Decree 56 of 2002 is a law issued in
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
by King
Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifah
Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa ( ar, حمد بن عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة '; 28 January 1950) is King of Bahrain since 14 February 2002, after ruling as Emir of Bahrain from 6 March 1999.
He is the son of Isa bin Salman ...
that grants
impunity
Impunity is avoidance of punishment, loss, or other negative consequences for an action. In the international law of human rights, impunity is failure to bring perpetrators of human rights violations to justice and, as such, itself constitutes a d ...
to security officers and state officials from being prosecuted for human rights abuses prior to 2001.
See also
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Torture in Bahrain
Torture in Bahrain refers to the violation of Bahrain's obligations as a state party to the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Convention against Torture) and other international ...
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State Security Law of 1974
Following Bahrain's independence from the British in 1971, the government of Bahrain embarked on an extended period of political suppression under a 1974 State Security Law shortly after the adoption of the country's first formal Constitution i ...
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Human rights in Bahrain
Bahrains record on human rights has been described by Human Rights Watch as "dismal", and having "deteriorated sharply in the latter half of 2010". Their subsequent report in 2020 noted that the human rights situation in the country had not impro ...
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Royal Decree 56 of 2002 Royal Decree 56 of 2002 is a law issued in Bahrain by King Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifah that grants impunity to security officers and state officials from being prosecuted for human rights abuses prior to 2001.
See also
* Torture in Bahrain
* State Se ...
* Amnesty International
Concerned that new legislation allows impunity for human rights offences(28 Nov 2002)
* Redress Trust
Submission Of THE REDRESS TRUST To The House of Lords meeting On Bahrain df 154KB(Aug 2004)
* Redress Trust
Reparation for Torture: A Survey of Law and Practice in 30 Selected Countries (Bahrain Country Report) df 74KB(May 2003)
Conclusions and recommendations of the UN Committee against Torture: Bahrain(21/06/2005)
* AFP
Rights group calls on Bahrain to deal with legacy of torture(30 Sep 2005)
Torture in Bahrain
Law of Bahrain
2002 in Bahrain
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