With Antoine Bernard from FIDH

With Ambassador AL-Belooshi and his two Assistants

With members of the National Institution

With Gianni Magazzeni

With Afarin Shahidzadeh and Salahaldin Mousa

With Fateh Azzam

With Anne Laurence Lacroix

With Rachid Mesli

With Bjorn Pettersson

BHRM’s President Visits Paris,
Bahrain and Geneva

During May 2010, the President of the BHRM, Hasan Shafaei visited several countries, where he met a number of human rights officials, directors and members of international organizations concerned with human rights, as well as political and diplomatic figures.

■ On 5-7 May 2010, Shafaei met the Executive Director of FIDH, Antoine Bernard, with the presence of the Program Officer of MENA in FIDH, Marie Camberlin. The meeting took place at the FIDH headquarters and the latest developments on human rights in Bahrain were discussed. The two officials expressed their content at the establishment of the NIHR so that human rights in the country could be served institutionally. They also expressed their willingness to cooperate with the Institution in the future and expressed their concern at the Parliament’s delay in the ratification of the two bills related to civil society organizations and the press. Shafaei also met with the Bahraini Ambassador. Dr. Naser Al- Belooshi with the presence of Mohammed Alhaidan and Jasim Biljeek. Shafaei briefed the Ambassador on the activities and future plans of the BHRM, while Al-Belooshi expressed his interest in human rights in Bahrain as one of the foundations of His Majesty’s reform project.

■ On 13 May 2010, the President of the BHRM visited Bahrain and attended the first meeting for the NIHR in his capacity as a member of the NIHR. During the meeting members of the NIHR were introduced to each other and several issues regarding the Institution were raised including: establishing committees, the budget, the headquarters and the executive regulations of the Institution. .

■ On 13 May 2010, the President of the BHRM visited Bahrain and attended the first meeting for the NIHR in his capacity as a member of the NIHR. During the meeting members of the NIHR were introduced to each other and several issues regarding the Institution were raised including: establishing committees, the budget, the headquarters and the executive regulations of the Institution. .