NEW : The ban is needed because of increasing violence at rallies , Bahraini officials say . Comment: Last November , Bahrain 's Independent Commission of Inquiry issued a report critical of authorities ' reactions to the protests . Amnesty says the ban is a violation of people 's rights to free speech and assembly . Officials should n't use `` violent acts of a few as a pretext '' to restrict the rights of all , it says .
NEW : The ban is needed because of increasing violence at rallies , Bahraini officials say . Comment: Amnesty says the ban is a violation of people 's rights to free speech and assembly . Officials should n't use `` violent acts of a few as a pretext '' to restrict the rights of all , it says .