MANAMA: An international conference on the Arab Human Rights Court opens in Bahrain on Sunday in the presence of leading personalities and legal experts
“The two-day event, scheduled to conclude on Monday, is expected to attract 350 to 400 guests to attend the opening ceremony”, National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) Secretary-General Dr. Ahmed Abdulla Farhan told a pre-event Press conference on Saturday.
Leading figures will take part, including Arab League Secretary-General Dr. Nabeel Al-Arabi, GCC Secretary-General Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Representative for The Middle East and North Africa Faraj Fneish, Arab Parliament President Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Al-Jarwan and Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions Chairman Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabar.
“The Arab Human Rights Court was not the first initiative launched by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa”, Dr. Farhan said, pointing out that HM the King had called for a similar institution to be set up as part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
He stressed the importance of the two-day conference as a platform to exchange views and international expertise and discussed the draft bylaw of the planned Arab Human Rights Court.
Bahrain had already submitted the draft bylaw of the Arab Human Rights Court to the conference which was held last year in Doha, Qatar, bringing together the national human rights institutions.
The Doha conference had then endorsed the court project, stressing the importance of establishing a judicial mechanism under the authority of the Arab League.