Al-Wefaq Association: Threats to Deport Revoked Citizenships Violation of Basic Rights

Local Editor

The Bahraini Opposition National Islamic al-Wefaq Association stressed on Thursday, "Threatening to extradite people whose citizenships were revoked in a way contradicting with international laws for human rights, in which they would leave them without a citizenship for vindictive reasons, is considered a blatant violation of humanitarian principles and international conventions on human rights."

In a statement, al-Wefaq further stated, "Summoning citizens to the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency, revoking their passports and all documents proving their identity, consequently inhibiting basic identity rights, and threatening to deport them with no other place to go, is considered a deep strike on basic human rights."

"It has become clear that the regime does not commit to the minimum limit of international and humanitarian commitments. Thus, the international community is held liable to deal with the regime differently and decisively to guarantee commitment with international requirements. This can be achieved only through a democratic transfer that would make the people the source of authority," the statement added.

Moreover, al-Wefaq believed that the regime has no right to revoke citizenships while it grants citizenships to hundreds of foreigners for political and sectarian reasons.

Source: al-Ahed News, translated by website team