National Institution for Human Rights launches its first annual report for 2013
The National Institution for Human Rights held a press conference on Monday, September 8th, 2014 for the launch of its first annual report for 2013, in the presence of the Chairperson of the National Institution HE Dr Abdulaziz Hassan Abul, theVice Chairperson HE Abdullah Ahmed Alderazi and the Secretary-General HE Chancellor Dr. Ahmed Abdullah Farhan.
The Chairperson of the National Institution Dr Abdulaziz Hassan Abul highlighted the reception of His Majesty the King to the members of the NIHR council of Commissioners and to presentation of the first annual report of the institution to His Majesty represent the biggest support to them in order to move forward in their work, adding that His Majesty the King gave the Council of Commissioners a strong push to do more of effort in this file and directed them to unexceptionally raise all the proposals that are in favor of promoting human rights in the kingdom.
The Vice Chairperson of the National Institution HE Abdullah Alderazi brought to light the preparations of the National Institution to approach the International Coordinating Committee (ICC) concerned with National Institutions during its meeting planned to be held in March 2015 for the International Accreditation.
Also, the secretary-general HE Dr. Ahmed Abdullah Farhan asserted that the report of the National Institution was based on the transparency and complete independence, away from any political, sectarian or ethnic affinity, stressing that the report was published on the national institution website immediately after handed over to His Majesty the King as it has been stated by law No. (26) for the year 2014 to establish the National Institution for human Rights.
The Secretary-General affirmed that the report has been drawn up in accordance with international standards for reports of international organizations concerned with human rights.
For his part, the Chairperson of the National Institution urged political associations and civil society organizations to enlighten the National Institution on their ambitions, suggestions and comments that will improve the national institution’s performance.
Meanwhile, the Secretary General asserted that this report is the first document, in the Kingdom of Bahrain, to monitor human rights in a public form since the start of the reform project of His Majesty the King, pointing out that this report is a reference for anyone interested to know the situation of human rights in the Kingdom being based on transparency and complete independence, adding that the national institution is aware that they do not differ in the terms of reference from all national institutions in the world, where it monitors cases of human rights violations and make appropriate recommendations to deal with them.
- The first annual report of the National Institution for Human Rights – in English
- To see a complete record of the proceedings of the press conference - Please click here.
