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<p>Bahrain remains a Foreign and Commonwealth Office human rights priority country,
partly because of the use of the death penalty. Following the execution of three men
in July 2019, Lord Ahmad issued a statement expressing deep concern and the UK raised
the matter at the September Human Rights Council in Geneva. In addition, I called
Dr Sheikh Abdullah, Bahraini Undersecretary for International Affairs following the
executions, to express our disappointment. The Government of Bahrain is fully aware
of the UK’s clear and longstanding position; we oppose the death penalty in all circumstances
and all countries.</p><p>On British assistance, we are committed to supporting Bahrain-led
reform and are confident of its positive impact across a variety of areas including
building effective and accountable institutions, strengthening the rule of law, and
police and justice reform. We continue to monitor events closely, regularly raising
human rights concerns with the Government of Bahrain at senior levels, both in private
and public, and most recently at the UK-Bahrain Joint Working Group on 17 October.</p>
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