Review 2008

Bahrain was reviewed on the 7th of April of 2008. The troika consisted of Slovenia, the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka.

National Report

. A/HRC/WG.6/1/BHR/1 A, C, E, F, R, S. Additional Information: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

OHCHR Compilation of UN information:

. A/HRC/WG.6/1/BHR/2 - A, C, E, F, R, S

OHCHR Summary of stakeholders’ information:

. A/HRC/WG.6/1/BHR/3 - A, C, E, F, R, S

NGO submisions

*. NGO*
Asian Centre for Human Rights	E	1
Amnesty International	E	1, 2
Front Line	E
Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children	E
HAQ: Movement for Liberty and Democracy	E	1, 2, 3
Human Rights Watch	E
International Federation for Human Rights	E
Interfaith International	E
International Lesbian Gay Association	E
Islamic Human Rights Commission	E
National Committee for Martyrs and Victims of Torture	E	1, 2, 3
Reporters Without Borders	E, F

Review in the Working Group – 7 of April 2008

. Summary by ISHR

. UN press release

. Full webcast . For the webcast per speaker, see here.

For statements in writing, see the OHCHR extranet (username: hrc extranet; password: 1session).

Report of the Working Group

. A/HRC/WG.6/1/BHR/4: Report adopted "ad referendum"

Adoption of the Report of the Working Group – 9 April 2008

. Full webcast:
Part 1. For the webcast per speaker, see here.
Part 2. For the webcast per speaker, see here.

Adoption of the Report in the plenary - 9 June 2008

. A/HRC/8/52: Report of the eight session of the Human Rights Council

. UN press release (French).

. Webcast of the plenary. For the webcast by speaker, see here.

. Statement by Bahrain

. The following States took the floor: Algeria,Slovenia (on behalf of the EU), Tunisia, Qatar (on behalf of the Arab Group), Indonesia, Pakistan, Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Switzerland.

For all the statements made by States, see the OHCHR extranet (username: hrc extranet; password: 1session).

The following observers took the floor:

. Bahrain Women Association (BWA)

. Declaración adjunta: Front Line, The International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)

. Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)

The following NGOs submitted a written statement:

. Bahrain Women Association (BWA)

. OMCT

. Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)+ Corrigendum