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NIHR receives a delegation from the Heritage Foundation

10 Apr 2018

Ms. Maria Khouri, Chairperson of the National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR), received a delegation from the Heritage Foundation. Presence were Dr. Hameed Hussein, member of the Board of Commissioners, and Dr. Khalifa bin Ali Al-Fadel, NIHR Secretary-General. The meeting was held at the NIHR headquarters in the Seef District.

During the meeting, Ms. Khouri welcomed the delegation and reviewed the human rights record of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the progress made, in addition to the close cooperation with all concerned parties and institutions, noting the NIHR’s continued efforts to deepen the relationship with civil society organizations to promote and protect human rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Ms. Khouri also reviewed the national human rights mechanisms and the role of the NIHR in the promotion and protection of human rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain, in addition to the statistics on complaints received either personally or via the free hotline 80001144 or NIHR Bahrain smartphone application.

For their part, the delegation commended the efforts made by the NIHR to receive complaints, applications for assistance and training and education on the basic principles of human rights.