HRH Premier hails Bahrain's landmark human rights strides

Manama, Apr. 14 (BNA): His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has lauded Bahrain’s human rights strides. "We are proud of our human rights situation. We have attained many landmark achievements in the human rights field, and we - government and members of the Council of Representatives- have to preserve and build on our accomplishments in this regard. We share the same desire and exert similar efforts aimed at optimising the gains of our country and people in all fields. The interests of our nation must always bring us together," HRH Premier said. "The representatives of the people represent our democracy of which we are proud. Our doors are always open for MPs, out of our belief that our common responsibility requires us to cooperate to achieve more for our nation and people," HRH Premier added. "In the government, we have endeavoured to harness all potentials to ensure that the Bahraini citizens enjoy the best quality services. We are keen to follow up on that personally through field visits, to measure the citizens’ satisfaction with them. We do not rely on reports only. We believe that the provision of the needs and sufficient quality services that ensure decent living for the citizens is essential to human rights protection, within our comprehensive vision of the human rights concept," HRH Premier added. The Prime Minister made the statements while receiving the Human Rights Committee at the Council of Representatives, led by MP Abdulla Al-Thawadi, at the Gudaibiya Palace today. HRH Premier welcomed the parliamentary committee, and lauded the role played by its members in the human rights field, citing their keenness to project the honourable image of the human rights situation in Bahrain at international gatherings. HRH the Prime hailed the role played by the Representatives Council’s Human Rights Committee in consolidating human rights respect, democracy and the values related them, being the pillars of the democratic process. Chairman of the Representatives Council’s Human Rights Committee affirmed that HRH the Prime Minister embodies, through his approach, the highest levels of respect for human rights and dignity. Members of the committee expressed honour in meeting HRH Premier, lauding his approach in consolidating human rights respect through the democratic process, the Executive-Legislature partnership and complementarity, and unwavering keenness to ensure that the citizens enjoy the best quality services within an atmosphere of security and stability. They praised HRH Premier’s positive response to the issues raised by the citizens, directly or through their representatives, which, they said, embodies the highest levels of human rights respect.