BHRM meets Dr. Lulwa Al-Awadi

On 25 October 2009, the President of the BHRM, Hasan Moosa Shafaei met the Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Women, Dr Lulwa Al- Awadi, at the headquarters of the Council. During the meeting, the human rights situation in general was discussed with particular attention to the plight of Bahraini women; specifically the possibility of them winning parliamentary seats in the upcoming elections. They also discussed the difficulties facing women and ways of overcoming them in order to be elected. Finally, both parties discussed future cooperation between the BHRM and the Council in order to serve human rights in Bahrain particularly women’s rights.