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Manama, July 22 (BNA): UK Ambassador to Bahrain Ian Lindsay highlighted that Bahrain is on the right track in promoting and developing human rights legislations and regulations.  He ... more

Manama, May 31 (BNA): The Bahrain Ombudsman, the first Independent Ombudsman in the Region, was set up to support the delivery of a commitment to respectful, human rights compliant service delive... more

Ombudsman Nawaf Al- Ma'awda received EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Stavros Lambrinidis, and stressed keenness on achieving cooperation with many European and international insti... more

Manama, May 28 (BNA): Interior Minister Lt-Gen Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa today received Ombudsman's Nawaf Al-Ma'awda, who presented the Ombudsman's annual report 2014-2015... more

Manama, May 20 (BNA): Ombudsman Nawaf Mohammed Al Maawda met the Ambassador of Turkey to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Hatun Demirer. Al-Maawda asserted his keenness on maintaining constant com... more

May 11 (BNA): Speaker of the Council of Representatives Ahmed bin Ibrahim Al-Mulla reviewed with Ombudsman Nawaf Mohammed Al-Maawda cooperation between the parliamentary Human Rights Committee an... more

May 13 (BNA): Interior Ministry Undersecretary Major-General Khalid Salem Al-Absi and Ombudsman Nawaf Al-Ma'awda today paid a visit to the Reformation and Rehabilitation Centre (Jaw) amid pre... more

May 13 (BNA): The Ombudsman Office hailed in a statement today the Interior Ministry's announcement concerning the inauguration of six new buildings, two at the Detention Centre and four at t... more

Manama, 31/03/2015 (BNA)-- Ombudsman Nawaf Mohammed Al-Ma'awda received today a delegation of participants in the 11th batch of Bahrain Institute of Public Administration (BIPA)'s programm... more

Manama, 18/03/2015 (BNA) -- The Independent Ombudsman has engaged with the events that occurred in Jau Prison last week and has taken all necessary actions and within its mandate and authority. ... more