Detention of Hassan Mushaima and Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace

Motion Text

That this House condemns the continued detention of Bahraini opposition leader Hassan Mushaima and human rights defender Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace, who have been imprisoned since 2011 for their peaceful political activity; notes with deep concern that both men are elderly and suffer from serious, untreated medical conditions resulting from years of inadequate care and punitive restrictions; further notes that Dr Al-Singace has been on repeated hunger strikes to protest the confiscation of his research and the broader mistreatment of political prisoners; believes their continued detention exemplifies Bahrain’s systemic use of imprisonment and abuse to silence dissent; observes that these actions have occurred under the authority of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and senior officials responsible for Bahrain’s security apparatus; regrets that repeated appeals by the United Nations and by UK parliamentarians have been ignored; and calls on His Majesty’s Government to publicly urge the immediate and unconditional release of both men, consider the use of Magnitsky-style sanctions against officials implicated in grave human-rights violations and ensure that UK policy does not legitimise or enable abuses carried out under royal authority.