Bahrain

Council of Representatives

Political system
Monarchy
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Specialized body - Human rights

Standing Parliamentary Committee on Human Right November 2018

About

Nature
No information available
Themes
Human rights

Members

Number of members
All Members 45 years of age or younger
Total 5 -
Male 5 -

Chairperson(s)
(2018-11 - 2022-12)

Person
Ammar Albannai (Male)
Date of birth: 04 Dec 1973
Political affiliation
No information available

Committee functions

The Committee has the following functions:

Mainstream human rights into the work of (other) parliamentary committees and of Parliament as a whole
Yes
Scrutinise all Bills for their compatibility with human rights
Yes
Scrutinise the Executive’s policy for compatibility with human rights
Yes
Obtain information from the Executive about the justification for actions or inaction which affect human rights
Yes
Scrutinise State compliance with existing UN human rights treaties
Yes
Initiate inquiries of its own choosing
No
Scrutinise proposed human rights treaties, and other international treaties with implications for human rights, and report to Parliament thereon, prior to ratification
Yes
Ascertain and review the Executive’s reasons for not acceding to or ratifying existing international human rights treaties
Yes
Scrutinise the Executive’s response to judgments of national, regional and international courts with implications for human rights
Yes
Monitor the adequacy of the existing national system for the protection of human rights
No
Review the allocation and expenditure of funds in the State budget to support measures to promote and protect human rights
No
Other important functions, please specify

The Committee's participation in the most recent review of the national situation of human rights by the United Nations Human Rights Council under the Universal Periodic Review (which monitors the status of human rights in every Member State of the United Nations every four years)

Committee involvement in international and national reporting mechanisms

Such as the UN Human Rights Council and its' Universal Periodic Review, the UN CEDAW Committee etc.

Consulted in the preparation of national report to the UN Human Rights Council
Yes
Included in the official delegation which orally presented the most recent national report to the Council
No
Discussed the conclusions and recommendations which the Council adopted as a result
Yes
Conducted hearings with the Executive about its plans to implement the conclusions and recommendations of the Human Rights Council
Yes

Committee powers

The Committee has the power to:

Propose amendments to legislation
No
Introduce bills into Parliament
No
Initiate parliamentary debates on its reports or on subjects of its choosing
Yes
Carry out inquiries
No
Hold oral evidence hearings
Yes
Compel witnesses to attend
Yes
Compel the production of documents and papers
Yes
Make recommendations to the Executive
Yes
Conduct visits, including visits abroad
No
Access places of detention without notice
No

Committee working methods

The Committee:

Adopts an annual or longer-term work plan
No information available
Publishes reports on its work on the parliamentary website
No information available
Usually reaches consensus on the issues on which it reports
No information available
Systematically follows up its reports and recommendations
No information available
Reports regularly to Parliament on its activities
No information available
Number of specialised staff to service committee
5

Cooperation and coordination

The Committee regularly cooperates and coordinates (e.g. through sharing of reports; meetings; joint follow-up action) with:

Other parliamentary committees
Sometimes
Civil society organisations
Often
National Human Rights Institution(s)
Sometimes
Academic institutions, including research institutes on human rights and the rule of law
Sometimes
The media
Always

Contact information for the Committee

Contact / Address
No information available
Phone
+973-3978447
Fax number
No information available
E-mail
Web site

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No