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The independent Ombudsman Office participates in an introductory seminar regarding the latest and most prominent Human Rights achievements of Bahrain’s diplomatic missions’ abroad

Feb 08, 2024

Her Excellency, Mrs. Ghada Hameed Habib, Ombudswoman, have participated in an introductory seminar via a video conference, presenting the key mechanisms and Human Rights achievements in the Kingdom o... more

Ombudswoman meets restorative justice expert

Jan 18, 2024

Ghada Hameed Habib, Ombudswoman and Chairperson of the Prisoners and Detainees Rights Commission (PDRC), met international expert, Paula Jack. The Ombudswoman commended the ongoing positive cooperat... more

Ombudsman participates in regional conference

Nov 27, 2023

A delegation from the General Secretariat of the Ombudsman led by Abdel Rahman Ali Fares, the Director of the Grievances Affairs Directorate, participated in a regional conference on sharing best pra... more

Ombudswoman meets UNDP Regional Programme Adviser

Nov 16, 2023

Ombudswoman Ghada Hameed Habib received Firas Gharaibeh, Regional Programme Adviser at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bahrain. Amel Arfaoui, Justice and Human Rights Program Coor... more

Ombudswoman participates in Seventh joint dialogue with EU EAAS

Nov 01, 2023

Ombudswoman Ghada Hamid Habib participated in the Seventh Joint Dialogue with the European Union, as part of the Bahraini delegation led by Ambassador Dr. Yusuf Abdulkarim Bucheeri, the Director-Gene... more

Justice Minister highlights Office of Ombudsman's role in promoting human rights

Oct 19, 2023

Nawaf bin Mohammed Al Maawda, Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments, has asserted that the establishment of the Office of the Ombudsman in Bahrain was within the framework of the kingdo... more

Ombudsman Office organizes an international conference

Oct 14, 2023

Her Excellency Mrs. Ghada Hamid Habib, the Ombudswoman, announced the Independent Ombudsman Office will organize over the course of October 18 and 19, 2023, a major international conference on the oc... more

Ombudswoman receives officials from Foreign Affairs Ministry

Aug 27, 2023

Ombudswoman Ghada Hamid Habib met Yusuf Abdulkarim Bucheeri, the Director-General of Legal Affairs and Human Rights at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, and Dr. Arwa Hassan Al Sayed, Chief of the Human R... more

Ombudswoman receives US Ambassador

Aug 25, 2023

Ombudswoman Ghada Hamid Habib met the Ambassador of the United States of America to Bahrain, Steven C. Bondy, and David P. Brownstein, Deputy Chief Mission at the US Embassy in Bahrain. The Ombudswo... more

The Independent Ombudsman Office reassures their families. The inmates on strike are subjected to medical supervision and the necessary medical care

Aug 12, 2023

The Independent Ombudsman Office stated that it monitored news published on social media regarding the hunger strike by some inmates in some of the buildings in the Reform and Rehabilitation Center i... more