The International Association of Rights and Freedoms is following up the arrest of the leading member, Mr. Jacob El Salees , in the coalition of Shapap El Fateh by the Bahraini authorities on 31 August 2014 with a great concern.
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The Association will also correspond the Special responsible of the United Nations for the promotion and protection of the right of freedom of opinion and expression, asking him to intervene with the Bahraini authorities and Urges them to release the leading member in the Coalition of Shapap El Fateh, Mr. Jacob El Salees , who was arrested by the Bahraini authorities.
Bahraini Activist Jacob El Salees is a Victim of the Arbitrary Arrest
The arrest came because of his opinions in which he spoke about the guidance of the military votes. The Association considers this as a political and arbitrary detention of the first class and targeting the opinion makers who are demanding with reforms in the electoral system and the political system in general. In light of what mentioned above, the Association demands the Bahraini authorities with immediate release for the political prisoner Jacob El Salees and will ask the Special responsible of the promotion and protection of the right of freedom of expression, Mr. Frank La Rue, to intervene urgently with the Bahraini authorities to urge them for an immediate release of the activist Jacob El Salees. The Association also declares that it will spare no effort in the defense of human rights defenders and to protect them in order to do their role which is conferred to them by the relevant international conventions and lift all the violations that they are exposed to the UN competent mechanisms, and take the responsibility for what may affect the hidden detainees from harming their physical and their personal safety to the Bahraini authorities.