In April 2016, Alkarama also documented the case of his 17 year old brother Fadhel Jayed who was tortured in a similar fashion, forced to sign confessions and accused of the same charges. Both brothers are currently detained at the Dry Dock prison, where their family is allowed to visit them once a week for a duration not exceeding 30 minutes, including the time spent for entry processing and security checks.
"The Bahraini authorities are seeking to eradicate a whole segment of the population" claims Bassel and Fadhel's mother, an active human rights defender in Bahrain. "The authorities target a certain age group, namely citizens between 15 and 25, by depriving them from education to limit their integration in society and contribution to the development of the country".
Concerned over Bassel's fate, Alkarama seized the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, Juan E. Mendez, asking his urgent intervention with the Bahraini authorities to immediately release Bassel Jayed, provide him with medical care and investigate his torture claims. All evidence obtained through torture must be disregarded, should any criminal procedures against him continue.

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