Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to reports of allegations of medical negligence towards Hasan Mushaima by the government of Bahrain, what urgent representations they are making to the government of Bahrain about Hasan Mushaima’s (1) right to appropriate medical care, (2) treatment under the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, and (3) release as a prisoner of conscience.

We continue to monitor the case of Hassan Mushaima. Responsibility for the provision of medical care to Hassan Mushaima lies with the government of Bahrain, who have made clear that access to medical care for those in detention is guaranteed by the Constitution of Bahrain. We welcome these assurances from the Government of Bahrain.