Bahrain

DATE OF REVIEW:
7 April 2008 - 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

Membership of the Human Rights Council:
2006 - 2007, 2008 - 2011

Full Name: Kingdom of Bahrain
Population: 708,573

Government type: Constitutional Monarchy
Head of State: King Sheikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifah (since 1999)

National Human Rights Institution:
 None

Pledges and commitments for election to the Human Rights Council:
2006, 2008

Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Nations Office in Geneva:
Chief:
His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative

Address
Chemin Jacques-Attenville 1
1218 Grand-Saconnex
Tel: +41 22 758 96 40
Fax: +41 22 758 96 50
Email: info bahrain-mission.ch
Website: http://www.bahrain-mission.ch