Foreign Minister chairs Higher Coordination Committee for Human Rights meeting

Manama, July 5 (BNA):The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, presided the meeting of the Higher Coordination Committee for Human Rights through virtual communication, with the participation of the Assistant Foreign Affairs and Deputy Chairman of the Committee, Abdulla bin Faisal bin Jabur Al-Doseri. The minister praised Edict 8/2020 issued by His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, adding representatives of the Prime Minister’s Court and the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs to the Coordination Committee for Human Rights, including the Court's Undersecretary, Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Khalifa and the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs, His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, wishing them success in their tasks. The Minister of Foreign Affairs noted that the vision and approach of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and the support of His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, have greatly contributed and continue to strengthening the Kingdom’s achievements in the field of human rights at the regional and international levels. He stated that the committee is tasked with the coordination, follow-up and supervision to promote the efforts of the Kingdom of Bahrain in the field of protecting human rights internationally, praising the efforts made by the Kingdom in this field in compliance with international covenants and laws, and the agreements that the Kingdom has joined. In this regard, he noted the Kingdom’s achievement of Tier 1 status in the annual report of the U.S. Department of State for Trafficking in Persons for the third year in a row. He commended the efforts of the National Committee to Combat Trafficking in Persons, headed by the CEO of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority, Osama bin Abdullah Al-Absi, which resulted in this achievement. The Minister reaffirmed Bahrain's commitment to all international standards for the protection of human rights with transparency, stressing its keenness to complete and implement initiatives and programmes that contribute to the continuation of achievements in this field. The Committee discussed a number of topics on the agenda, and took a number of decisions.