Editing Forced confession (section)

====Mohamed Ramadan====
[[Bahrain]]i authorities refused for more than two years to investigate complaints regarding the torture of [[Mohamed Ramadan (Victim)|Mohamed Ramadan]]—a father-of-three on [[death row]] who was [[tortured]] into making a false confession.<ref>{{cite web|title=Belfast to Bahrain: the torture trail|url=http://www.reprieve.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/BelfastToBahrain.pdf|website=Reprieve}}</ref>

In February 2014, Ramadan was arrested from Bahrain International Airport, where he worked as a police officer. He was accused of involvement in an attack on other police officers. There is no [[evidence]] tying him to the crime, according to [[Reprieve (organisation)|Reprieve]], who state that Ramadan is innocent and was arrested in [[retaliation]] for his attendance at [[Bahraini uprising (2011–present)|pro-democracy demonstrations]].<ref name="Mohammad Ramadan">{{cite web|title=Mohammed Ramadan|work=Reprieve |url=http://www.reprieve.org.uk/case-study/mohammed-ramadan/}}</ref>

Following his arrest, Ramadan was [[torture]]d by police into signing a false confession. During his initial detention, police officers "told Mohammed outright that they knew he was innocent", but were punishing him as a [[traitor]] for attending pro-democracy demonstrations.<ref name="Mohammad Ramadan" />

During his entire pre-trial [[Detention (imprisonment)|detention]], Ramadan was not allowed to meet with his lawyer. The day Ramadan's trial began was the first time he saw his lawyer's face. In that trial, he was convicted and [[sentenced to death]] almost solely on the basis of confessions extracted through prolonged torture.<ref name="Mohammad Ramadan" />