NIHR president receives UK deputy ambassador

Manama, Oct. 14 (BNA): The National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR)’s President Maria Khoury, received British embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission, Steward Summers. She expressed her appreciation for the important role the British embassy plays in strengthening bilateral cooperation in the fields of protecting and promoting a culture of human rights. The British diplomat was briefed on NIHR’s role in preserving human rights during coronavirus pandemic for citizens and residents in general, and the rights of expatriate workers in particular. Khoury explained that the institute paid field visits to isolation and rehabilitation centers to make sure of the precautionary measures against COVID-19. Summers expressed his appreciation to NIHR’s efforts to protect and promote human rights, emphasizing the British embassy’s readiness to cooperate and provide technical support to achieve NIHR’s goals and competencies.