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| Sheikha Mariam bint Hassan Al Khalifa |
Meetings of the President of BHRM in Bahrain
During his recent visit to Bahrain on 22 February 2009, the President
of the Bahrain Human Rights Monitor Hasan Shafaei met with Sheikha
Mariam bint Hassan Al Khalifa, Vice-President of the Supreme Council
for Women and Dr. Lulwa Al-Awadi, Secretary-General of the Council.
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| Dr. Lulwa Al-Awadi |
The meeting was held at the headquarters of the Council and the
aims and activities of the Monitor were introduced. Discussions
also centred on means of cooperation between BHRM and the Council
at both the local and international levels in order to benefit human
rights in Bahrain, especially in the fields of documentation, research,
international relations and culture and media. Both ladies praised
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| Dr Ibrahim Al-Rumaihi |
the Bahrain Monitor Newsletter for its impartiality and professionalism
in the presentation of news and
analysis, and observed that the Newsletter reflected a realistic
picture of the human rights situation in Bahrain.
Furthermore, on 23 February 2009 Mr Shafaei also met with Dr
Ibrahim Majid Al-Rumaihi, Executive Director of the Bahrain Institute
for Political Development, and was briefed about the activities,
aims and programmes of the Institute. During the meeting, Mr Shafaei
shed light on the possibilities of cooperation and coordination
between the Monitor and the Institute, especially with regards to
spreading a human rights culture among citizens and promoting the
values of democracy and its requirements. He also praised the efforts
made by the Institute, which included the printing of several books
and conducting research studies among other publications on the
human rights situation in Bahrain.
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