The extradition case proceeded after the Thai attorney general’s office considered the Bahraini request submitted earlier this week. At rallies in several cities on Friday, human rights defenders said the Australian government needed to do more to help the Bahraini refugee and Australian resident, because soft diplomacy had not worked. Ian Thorpe (@IanThorpe) Sportsmen & women make huge sacrifices for their sport but Hakeem is facing the ultimate sacrifice - his freedom. As an Australian & an Olympian, we must stand up and defend his human rights. Elaine Pearson, the Australian director of Human Rights Watch, said the case would have “global ramifications” if al-Araibi was returned to Bahrain.

Source: The Guardian February 01, 2019 06:11 UTC