Meeting

NIHR’s Committee on General Rights and Freedoms convenes its 21st Meeting Via Teleconference

13 Dec 2020

The National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR)’s Committee on General Rights and Freedoms has convened its 21st meeting via teleconference under the chairpersonship of Dr. Bader Mohamed Adel and membership of Mr. Ahmed Mahdi Alhaddad and
Mrs. Wedad Radhi Almoosawi.

The Committee opened its meeting by reviewing all its previous decisions and recommendations and the actions taken thereupon, pointing out that it will continue to develop proposals for round-table activities aimed at promoting and protecting human rights.  The Committee then began studying the legislative or regulatory systems that exist on the mechanism of the transfer of an expatriate worker to another sponsor and the consequences on the former one.

The Committee then concluded its meeting by emphasizing the importance of continuing to promote and protect public rights and freedoms in the Kingdom of Bahrain, stating that it acts under the powers granted to the NIHR as per the provisions of its Law of Establishment promulgated by the Law no. (20) of 2014 modified by the Decree-Law no. (20) of 2016 on the promotion and protection of human rights and the consolidation of human rights principles and respect for them among society members.