The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Ombudsman Association (OICOA) has issued its first newsletter (July 2023), including a distinguished coverage of the Office of the Ombudsman in Bahrain.
OICOA’s first newsletter highlighted the professional career of Ombudswoman, Ghada Hameed Habib, and included information about the Office of the Ombudsman in the Kingdom, and its role in consolidating respect for human rights principles.
In a report about the Office of the Ombudsman, the OICOA’s newsletter said: “ The general philosophy behind the notion of initiating the Independent Ombudsman Office in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the commencement in its actual work in July, 2013, is the philosophy of caring for human-beings, respecting their rights and strengthening their freedoms. “It is an authentic national philosophy stemming from a wise vision built on the basis of the constant work on the development of an intuitional structure that contributes to the advancement of respecting human rights, ensuring accountability, access to justice, and fairness within the criminal justice system, specifically in the field of law enforcement organisations.”
“The establishment of the Independent Ombudsman Office came as a part of legislative, executive, and administrative measures undertaken by the Kingdom of Bahrain within its comprehensive democratic and development project. It represented a remarkable qualitative leap that raised the respect of values and principles of human rights in public work,” the report added.
It is worth noting that the kingdom was among the founding countries of the OICOA during the meeting held in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 29, 2014.
Source: Bahrain News Agency