,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjji  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #f1 #bjae ,mr4  
,wyd5 7= himself & ,mr4 ,rubio7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit !  
sale ( arms to ,bahra94  #a4 ,%ort title
  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,! ,bahra9  
,indep5d5t ,commission ( ,inquiry       
7,,bici7 ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjae4   
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+     
f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! ,k+dom ( ,bahra9 is a    
p>ty to sev]al int]national human rights
 in/rum5ts1 includ+ ! ,int]national     
,cov5ant on ,civil & ,political ,rights1
 adopt$ ,decemb] #af1 #aiff1 & ent]$    
into =ce ,m>* #bc1 #aigf1 & ! ,conv5tion
 ,aga9/ ,torture & ,o!r ,cruel1 ,inhuman
 or ,degrad+ ,treatm5t or ,puni%m5t1    
done at ,new ,york1 ,decemb] #aj1 #aihd4
  7#b7 ,! citiz5s ( ,bahra9             
significantly int5sifi$ _! calls =      
gov]nm5t re=m & respect = human rights 9
 ,febru>y #bjaa1 ) hundr$s ( ?\s&s      

p>ticipat+ 9 nonviol5t demon/rations4   
7#c7 ,article #a ( ! ,royal ,ord] ,no4  
#bh ( ,july #a1 #bjaa1 e/abli%$ !       
,bahra9 ,indep5d5t ,commission (        
,inquiry 7,,bici7 & m&at$ ! ,commission 
to inve/igate & report on ! ev5ts       
occurr+ 9 ,bahra9 9 ,febru>y_/,m>*      
#bjaa1 & any subsequ5t consequ5ces aris+
 out ( ! a=em5tion$ ev5ts1 & to make su*
 recomm5dations z x may deem            
appropriate4  7#d7 ,! ,,bici 0 compos$ (
 well-r5[n$ int]national human rights   
exp]ts :o 7 au?oriz$ to inve/igate human
 rights violations & recomm5d measures =
 acc\ntability4  7#e7 ,! ,,bici receiv$ 
approximately #i1jjj writt5 compla9ts f 
bo? ,bahra9i citiz5s & =eign resid5ts :o
 claim$ to be victims ( human rights    
violations1 & ! ,,bici conduct$ ov]     
#e1jjj p]sonal int]views ) ^?           
individuals4  7#f7 ,! #ejc-page ,,bici  
report inve/igat+ & report+ on ! ev5ts t
 took place 9 ,bahra9 f ,febru>y #bjaa1 
& ! consequ5ces ( ^? ev5ts 0 submitt$ to
 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,bahra9 on ,novemb] #bc1 

#bjaa4  7#g7 ,! ,,bici report made #bf  
recomm5dations = reconsid]ation (       
adm9i/rative & legal actions1 &         
recomm5dations conc]n+ !                
in/itutionalization ( me*anisms design$ 
to prev5t ! recurr5ce ( simil> ev5ts1 & 
h[ to address !m4  7#h7 ,! ,k+ ( ,bahra9
 receiv$ ! ,,bici report on ,novemb]    
#bc1 #bjaa1 & pl$g$ to conceive &       
implem5t re=ms t satisfy all segm5ts (  
our population to a*ieve national       
reconciliation4  7#i7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (    
,/ate /at$ on ,may #aa1 #bjab1 ,:ile !  
,gov]nm5t ( ,bahra9 has begun to take "s
 important /eps to implem5t !           
recomm5dations ( ! ,bahra9 ,indep5d5t   
,commission ( ,inquiry report1 ! c\ntry 
is becom+ increas+ly pol>iz$ & mu* "w   
rema9s to be done44  7#aj7 ,on ,augu/   
#ad1 #bjac1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate submitt$
 a report to ,congress entitl$          
,implem5tation ( ,recomm5dations by !   
,bahra9 ,indep5d5t ,commission (        
,inquiry1 :i* det]m9$ only #e ( ! #bf   
recomm5dations ( ! ,,bici report to be  

fully ,implem5t$ by ! ,gov]nm5t (       
,bahra94  7#aa7 ,! ,,bici report det]m9$
 t ! ,bahra9 ,def5ce ,=ce 0 "o ( ! ma9  
organs involv$ 9 ! implem5tation (      
,royal ,decree ,no4 #ah ( #bjaa pursuant
 to :i* ! ,/ate ( ,national ,safety 0   
decl>$ 9 ,bahra94  7#ab7 ,! ,,bici      
report f\nd ! ,bahra9 ,def5ce ,=ce units
 hold+ law en=cem5t p[]s execut$ arre/  
w>rants aga9/ "s individuals1 includ+   
doctors employ$ by ! ,salmaniya ,m$ical 
,complex 7,,smc7 & =m] p>liam5t>ians4   
7#ac7 ,human ,rights ,fir/ has f\nd t no
 (ficials f ! ,bahra9 ,def5ce ,=ce h be5
 held acc\ntable = excessive use (      
viol5ce aga9/ peaceful prote/]s s9ce    
#bjaa4  7#ad7 ,amne/y ,int]national     
det]m9$ t opposition lead] ,ali ,salman 
is a prison] ( consci5ce :o 0 s5t5c$ to 
f\r ye>s 9 prison1 aft] an unfair trial1
 on ,june #ae1 #bjae4  7#ae7 ,accord+ to
 ! ,project on ,middle ,ea/ ,democracy1 
! ,gov]nm5t ( ,bahra9 summon$ ,bahra9i  
opposition lead] ,khalil al-,m>zooq ov] 
an inve/igation into insult+ a gov]nm5t 

m9i/ry & incit+ hatr$ on ,june #cj1     
#bjae1 & ,july #a1 #bjae4  7#af7        
,accord+ to ! ,am]icans = ,democracy &  
,human ,rights 9 ,bahra91 ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
,bahra9 re-arre/$ ! rec5tly releas$     
,bahra9i opposition lead] ,ibrahim ,%>if
 9 connection ) a spee* 9 :i* he        
peacefully criticiz$ ! gov]nm5t & call$ 
= political re=m on ,july #ab1 #bjae4   
7#ag7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's #bjad      
,human ,rights ,report on ,bahra9       
releas$ on ,june #be1 #bjad1 f\nd1 ,!   
mo/ s]i\s human rights problems includ$ 
''' arre/ & det5tion ( prote/]s 7"s (   
:om 7 viol5t7 on vague *>ges1           
occasionally lead+ to _! torture &      
mi/reatm5t 9 det5tion2 & lack ( due     
process 9 trials ( political & human    
rights activi/s1 /ud5ts1 & j\rnali/s1   
includ+ h>% s5t5ces44  7#ah7 ,!         
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate ann\nc$ on ,june #bi1 
#bjae1 ! decision to lift ! holds on    
security assi/ance to ! ,bahra9 ,def5ce 
,=ce & ,national ,gu>d t 7 implem5t$    
foll[+ ,bahra9's crackd[n on            

demon/rations 9 #bjaa4  #c4 ,prohibition
 on sale ( c]ta9 arms to ,bahra9  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t may n sell or
 transf] to ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,bahra9 any ( 
! items set =? 9 subsection 7b7 until ! 
,secret>y ( ,/ate c]tifies t ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ,bahra9 has fully implem5t$ all #bf  
recomm5dations set =? 9 ! #bjaa ,bahra9 
,indep5d5t ,commission ( ,inquiry       
7,,bici7 report4  7b7 ,prohibit$ items  
,! items ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 are 
z foll[s3 7#a7 ,te> gas4  7#b7 ,small   
arms4  7#c7 ,light weapons4  7#d7       
,ammunition = small arms & light        
weapons4  7#e7 ,humvees4  7#f7 ,o!r     
items t c\ld reasonably be us$ = cr[d   
control purposes4