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“MEDICAL COMMUNITY UNDER ATTACK IN BAHRAIN” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E735-E736 on April 15, 2011.
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MEDICAL COMMUNITY UNDER ATTACK IN BAHRAIN
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HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN
of massachusetts
in the house of representatives
Friday, April 15, 2011
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to express my deep concern regarding a serious human rights crisis that is currently unfolding in Bahrain, a strategic ally of the United States in the Middle East.
As Physicians for Human Rights has reported, the medical community in that country has come under attack by Bahrani authorities during the currently ongoing unrest, and doctors, nurses and emergency medical technicians have been arrested, detained, harassed and prevented from fulfilling their ethical obligations of providing medical care.
In doing so, the government of Bahrain is violating well-established laws of medical neutrality.
Just this Monday, April 11, at least six physicians were arrested by the government of Bahrain in its sweeping campaign against medical professionals over the past several weeks. Those arrested on that day include Dr. Abdulshaheed Fadhel, Dr. Jawad Khamees, Dr. Zahra Alsammak, Dr. Arif Rajab, Dr. Nabeel Hameed, and Dr. Nabeel Tammam.
I call on the State Department to do everything in its power to facilitate the release of these individuals and to bring an end to similar attacks on the medical profession in Bahrain.
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