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Human rights campaigners warn academics not to train Bahraini police
‘Instead of training torturers, perhaps the Huddersfield University academics should focus on Bahrain's unjust criminal justice system,’ Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy says
Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

ACADEMICS from Britain are teaching at a police academy in the Middle East despite concerns that its officers are involved in human rights abuses.

Two Huddersfield University lecturers are visiting Bahrain’s Royal Police Academy to discuss interview techniques. 

Psychologists Dr John Synnott and Dr Maria Ioannou are delivering a masters programme in security science on behalf of the university.

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