39 French parliamentarians called on the Bahraini government to commute the death sentences imposed on the two activists, Muhammad Ramadan and Hussein Musa, who, on July 13, the Bahraini Court of Cassation upheld their death sentences.
French parliamentarians noted that the two activists were tortured, forcing them to confess to participating in violence.
In this way, these French deputies will join invitations issued by their American, British, Italian and European colleagues, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain.
All of these calls urged the end of death orders issued against the activists, and allow them to appear before a new court that adheres to international human rights standards and norms and legal procedures followed in fair trials.
Both Ramadan and Moussa were convicted and sentenced to death on December 29, 2014, before upholding their sentences in the middle of this month. The two men claim they were tortured.
Earlier, 16 international and Bahraini human rights organizations sent a joint message to the King of Bahrain, asking him to commute the death sentences issued against two activists, while 53 European deputies urged him to use his powers to pardon the activists and 10 others.