King Hamad Global Centre board chairman lauds UK Foreign Office annual report

Manama, July 19 (BNA): The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence, Dr. Shaikh Khalid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, has lauded the contents of the annual 2019 report of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Human Rights and Democracy, citing its keenness to highlight Bahrain’s positive record in the field of religious freedom, which is included within the human rights field. Dr. Shaikh Khalid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa said that the praise of the kingdom’s human rights record by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s annual report clearly reflects the extent to which the freedom of religion and belief is rooted in Bahrain thanks to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s sound visions, and keenness to reinforce the values of tolerance and peaceful co-existence, as well as promote them local and globally. The King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence board chairman stressed that the British report proves to the world the extent to which the freedom of belief and worship is growing freely in Bahrain as an inherent right guaranteed by the constitution, being among the main human rights safeguarded in the Kingdom. This makes Bahrain a role model for guaranteeing and respecting religious freedoms regionally and globally, he said. Dr. Shaikh Khalid bin Khalifa affirmed the King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence’s commitment to continuing to launch more quality programmes that target a wider segment of the Bahraini society, particularly youth of both sexes, for the sake of instilling the values of tolerance, co-existence and respect for the other in their minds, while focusing on conveying the most beautiful images in the models of freedom of religion and belief.