NIHR's Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Holds its 8th Regular Meeting
13 Dec 2015
The National Institution for Human Rights' (NIHR) Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights held its 8th regular meeting under the chairpersonship of Mr. Farid Ghazi. The meeting was held at the NIHR's headquarters in the Seef District and was attended by Committee Members Dr. Abdulrrahman Jawaheri and Dr. Jameela Al-Sammak
In activation of the NIHR’s role in protection of human rights, for which its vital to conduct field visits to some entities to verify their positions and monitor any violations therein, the Committee members decided to coordinate with members of Committee on Complaints, Monitoring and Follow-up in order to visit “Dar Al Amman” Abused Women Shelter in the near future.
The Committee also reviewed a study prepared by the Secretariat-General on legal protection for disabled persons in the Bahraini legislation, focusing on the deaf, as well as endeavors of the Government of Bahrain to secure all their rights in line with its international commitments in this regard. The Committee will resume discussion of the study in the next meeting.
