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.
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- Full text of Royal Decree 56 of 2002
- 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 [pdf 154KB] (Aug 2004)
- Redress Trust: Reparation for Torture: A Survey of Law and Practice in 30 Selected Countries (Bahrain Country Report) [pdf 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)
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