Workshop with Bahrain National Institution for Human Rights

The National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR)‘s delegation participated in a workshop on human rights training programme with the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. The workshop outlined methods of dealing with reports related to the comprehensive periodic review and the standards of human rights equality, fairness.

NIHRC Director Virginia McVea met the delegation and briefed them on the Commission’s work and objectives.The programme was hosted by the Global Peacebuilding Institute.

The delegation comprised the National Institution’s President Dr. Abdulaziz Abul; Vice President Abdullah Al-Derazi; Head of Civil and Political Rights Committee Jamila Suleiman; Head of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Committee Fareed Ghazi; Head of Complaints, Monitoring and Follow up Committee Maria Khoury; and, Assistant Secretary-General Yasser Shaheen.