The US Department of state issued a report on Bahrain, stressing that the Bahrainis do not have the right to peacefully change their government and that the King has absolute powers to amend the constitution.

The US Department of State issued a report on Bahrain, stressing that the Bahrainis do not have the right to peacefully change their government and that the King has absolute powers to amend the constitution.

The report pointed out that "the most important problems of human rights in Bahrain include the arbitrary deprivation of life, the lack of accountability for security officers accused of human rights violations, the arrest of individuals on charges related to freedom of expression, the violation of privacy, and restrictions on civil liberties, including freedom of speech, press, assembly and association and some religious practices.

"The government of Bahrain has also imposed travel bans on political activists in conjunction with the charges and arrests."

The report tackled the sectarian discrimination in the Kingdom; the arrest and detention of participants in the protests over vague charge and the lack of due process in the trial of political activists, jurists, medical staff, employees, teachers, and students.

In response, the Bahraini Information Minister Samira Rajab said that the report lacks the neutrality and objectivity, claiming that the Human Rights conditions in Bahrain are much better than what was mentioned in the report.