Opening session
HE Engineer Ali Ahmed Al-Dirazi (Arabic version), Chairman, National Institution for Human Rights, Kingdom of Bahrain.
H.E. Sh. Khaled Bin Rashed Bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, General Director, Sentence Enforcement and Alternative Sanctions, Ministry of Interior, Kingdom of Bahrain.
HE Mr. Adel Bin Abdul Rahman Al Asoumi (Arabic version), Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Arab Observatory for Human Rights, President of the Arab Parliament.
HE Mr. Ahmed Salem Bouhoubeyni (Arabic version), President, Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions, Chairman of the National Human Rights Committee, Mauritania.
HE Judge Dr. Hatem Ali, Regional Director, United Nations Office on Crime and Drugs (UNODC), on behalf of the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
HE Mr. Alaa Sayed Shalaby (Arabic version), President, Arab Organization for Human Rights, Egypt.
First session
An overview of the alternative sanctions and measures, and the efforts of various authorities in this field
Moderator: HE Dr. Fawzeya Alsaleh, Member of the Council of Commissioners , Head, Public Rights and Freedoms Committee, NIHR, Bahrain
1-The efforts of the public administration to implement alternative sentences and measures in the application of the alternative sanctions and measures and the open prisons program
HE Captain Khaled bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, General Directorate of Sentence Enforcement and Alternative Sanctions, Ministry of Interior, Kingdom of Bahrain
HE Captain Abdulla Khaled Al Kaabi, General Directorate of Sentence Enforcement and Alternative Sanctions, Ministry of Interior, Kingdom of Bahrain
HE Captain Rashid Khaled Al Mujiran, General Directorate of Reform & Rehabilitation, Ministry of Interior, Kingdom of Bahrain
HE Legal Counsel Mr Mohamed Jamal Mohamed Sultan, Legal Adviser, Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Awqaf, Bahrain
HE Judge Ibrahim Sultan Al-Zayed, Court of Cassation judge, Supreme Judicial Council, Bahrain
4-Alterative sanctions and measures: A Qualitative Experience in Criminal Legislation (Arabic version)
HE Mr. Mohamed Saleh Almusallam, Chief prosecutor, Public Prosecution, Bahrain
Second session
The role of national human rights institutions and other bodies in following up the implementation of the alternative sanctions and measures
Moderator: HE Dr. Hooreya Hasan, Member of the Council of Commissioners, NIHR, Bahrain
1-The experience of the State of Palestine in applying the alternative sanctions and measures
HE Dr. Ammar Muhammad Dweik, Director General, Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR), Palestine
HE Dr. Reem Abu Dalbouh, In charge of running the work of the National Center for Human Rights, Jordan
HE Mr. Ali Karimi, Member, National Council for Human Rights, Morocco
4-The role of Serbia in following up the implementation of Alternative Sanctions and Measure Law
HE Mr. Zoran Pašalić, The Protector Of Citizens (Ombudsman), The Republic Of Serbia (PCRS)
5-Legal and extralegal remedies to counteract discrimination
HE Prof. Dr. Ana Dzhumalieva, Chairperson. The Commission For Protection Against Discrimination, Republic of Bulgaria
6-The role of South Africa in following up the implementation of Alternative Sanctions and Measure Law
HE Mr. Andre Hurtley Gaum, Chief Executive Officer - Human Rights Commission, South African Human Rights Commission
7-The role of Zimbabwe in following up the implementation of Alternative Sanctions and Measure Law
HE Dr. Elasto Hilarious Mugwadi, Chairperson, Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission
8-The Role of Enforcement Officers in Delivering Effective Community Justice
HE Prof. Sunita Toor, Professor of Human Rights and Gender Justice Practice, Helena Kennedy Center for International Justice, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
9-Alternatives to imprisonment in the Italian Criminal Justice System
HE Prof. Gian Luigi Gatta, Professor of Criminal Law, University of Milan, Director of the Department of Law “Cesare Beccaria”, Advisor of the Italian Minister of Justice, Italy
