Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI), 2011

Following weeks of popular protests and unrest, on 1 July 2011 King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa appointed an independent Commission of Inquiry “to investigate and report on the events occurring in  Bahrain in February/March 2011.”The five-member Commission was headed by Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni, Chair (USA/Egypt) and included Judge Philippe Kirsch QC (Belgium/Canada), Professor Sir Nigel Simon Rodley (UK), Dr Mahnoush H. Arsanjani (Iran) and Dr Badria A. Al Awadhi (Kuwait). The Commission submitted its Report to the King on 23 November 2011. The 513-page report documents various incidents and offers general and specific recommendations.

Because of its length, this report can only be accessed directly from Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry, 2011