NIHR
■ (18/01/2011): The Deputy Assistant
Secretary Kathleen Fitzpatrick of the Bureau of Democracy, Human
Rights and Labor in the US Department of State met the head of the
committees of the NIHR. During the meeting, the delegation was briefed
on the NIHR’s activities, missions and plans. Human rights issues
were also discussed especially those relating to torture allegations
and human rights violations. Moreover, Fitzpatrick also discussed
some legal issues including legal guarantees for the detainees currently
on trial, and the law regulating civil society organizations. In
addition to the mechanism pertaining to juvenile detention, foreign
workers and human trafficking. NIHR representatives reaffirmed NIHR’s
impartiality and integrity in revising laws and national legislations
and harmonizing them with international human rights standards in
addition to receiving human rights complaints which are then dealt
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with according to international standards. Ms. Fitzpatrick was accompanied
by officials from the American Embassy in Bahrain.
■ (23/01/2011): The King of Bahrain
issued a Royal Decree appointing Ahmad Abdullah Farhan as the Secretary-General
of NIHR for the next four years after serving in the Board of Directors.
Farhan stressed the importance of achieving transparency on all
issues that are put forward to NIHR. He also affirmed NIHR’s impartiality
and that it will not be influenced by any outside pressure.
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