Bahrain urged to investigate third prison death in months

Rights groups call on the government to launch an independent investigation into the death of a 35-year-old.

Human rights groups have called on Bahrain to launch an “independent investigation” into the death of a 35-year-old national in jail. The Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) and Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) made the call in a joint statement on Wednesday. According to the statement, prisoner Hasan Abdulnabi Mansoor died at the Salmaniya Medical Complex on July 25 following “sickle cell complications, amid reports of medical negligence by authorities at Dry Dock Detention Centre”.