Stop Using Excessive Force Against Protesters, UN Rights Chief Tells Bahrain

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–16 February 2011 – The United Nations human rights chief has voiced alarm at the excessive use of force by authorities in Bahrain, including the killing of two peaceful protesters, and urged respect for the right to demonstrate.

Ali Abdulhadi al-Mushaima, 27, was shot on Monday and Fadhel Salman Matrook, 32, was killed on Tuesday by members of Bahrain’s security forces, according to a news releaseissued yesterday by the Office of the High…