Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry

Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER I — INTRODUCTION
A. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION
OF INQUIRY ................................................................................... 1
B. ORGANISATION OF THE COMMISSION’S STAFF ............................. 2
C. OVERVIEW AND METHODOLOGY OF THE COMMISSION’S WORK . 2
D. CHALLENGES FACED BY THE COMMISSION .................................. 9
E. COMMISSION FINANCES ................................................................ 9
F. COMMISSION RECORDS ............................................................... 10
G. PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF REPORT............................ 10
H. SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS BY THE COMMISSION......................... 10
CHAPTER II — HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
A. BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT BAHRAIN ...................................... 13
B. A BRIEF HISTORY OF BAHRAIN .................................................. 13
C. GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE AND LEGAL SYSTEM ................... 15
D. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ISSUES .................................................. 16
E. RELIGIOUS AND SECTARIAN COMPOSITION OF THE
POPULATION ................................................................................ 21
F. POLITICAL ACTIVITY .................................................................. 26
G. A NEW ERA OF PROMISES AND CHALLENGES ............................ 31
CHAPTER III — RELEVANT ASPECTS OF THE LEGAL
SYSTEM AND DESCRIPTION OF THE
ENFORCEMENT STRUCTURES
A. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 37
B. THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS
OF BAHRAIN ................................................................................ 38
C. THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE ROLE OF THE
PUBLIC PROSECUTION IN BAHRAIN ............................................ 40
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