Repressive Arab governments have their own human rights shops now

"Like the other members of the institute officially known as Bahrain’s National Human Rights Organization, Mr. Saffar was appointed by the country’s king, Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, in 2010. While Bahrain’s independent human rights organizations have been ordered to stop working and leading activists have faced trials in military courts, the National Human Rights Organization has been steadfast in its support of Bahrain’s government." (thanks Stevy)