Bahrain Mirror: Yusuf Al-Muhafda, deputy head of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), stated that the European Union Special Representative for Human Rights, Stavros Lambrinidis, who "recently visited Bahrain" had paid a visit to "the human rights defender and political prisoner",BCHR President, Nabeel Rajab, "in prison" without providing more details.

#Bahrain المسئول في الاتحاد الاوربي الذي زار #البحرين مؤخرا قد زار الحقوقي و معتقل الرأي نبيل رجب رئيس مركز البحرين لحقوق الانسان في سجنه

— S.Yousif Almuhafdah (@SAIDYOUSIF) June 2, 2015

The EU Special Representative has strongly criticized the Bahraini government for arresting Rajab, considering that the measures taken against him "threaten national reconciliation".

Upon reaching Bahrain, Lambrinidis announced that he is on a "human rights" visit and that he is willing to "meet with the government, justice and human rights institutions, Parliament, political societies and civil society."

In #Bahrain on 2nd human rights visit since 2013. Meets w gov't, justice & HR institutions, parliament, political societies, civil society.

— Stavros Lambrinidis (@SJLambrinidis) May 26, 2015

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