[An Nahar] The U.N's envoy on torture voiced his "deep disappointment" Wednesday after Bahrain, rocked by renewed festivities between security forces and freedom fighters, postponed his planned visit."This is the second time that my visit has been postponed, at very short notice," United Nations
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Special Rapporteur on torture Juan Mendez said in a statement.
"It is effectively a cancellation as no alternative dates were proposed nor is there a future road map to discuss," he said.
Mendez said he had received on April 22 a letter from the Gulf kingdom informing him that the ongoing national dialogue was taking longer than expected and that his visit could impact negatively on the proceedings.
"Due to the sensitivity of my mandate there will never be a perfect time for my visit," the envoy said.