25 de mayo de 2014, 12:04Manama, 25 May (Prensa Latina) A proposal by King Hamad Bin Eisa Al Khalifa to set up an Arab Court for Human Rights is set to make a huge leap forward on Sunday as Bahrain hosts an international conference to discuss the establishment of the court.

The two-day conference, co-organised by the National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR), the Arab League, the Arab Parliament, the Arabic Network for Human Rights and Qatar  National Committee for Human Rights and NIHR will bring together 235 participants from Bahrain and abroad as well as 135 delegations from international human rights organisations.

The participants in the major event are renowned figures in the human rights field as well as in the judiciary, NIHR said.

The conference will review the steps taken to set up Arab Court for Human Rights, the Arab League reforms in the human rights field and the role of the UN High Commission for Human Rights and the Arab Parliament in ensuring success of the Arab Court for Human Rights.

Discussions will focus on comparing tribunal systems and successful judicial experiences as well as spotlighting the advantages and disadvantages of the current systems in the Arab countries, the human rights watchdog said, quoted by Bahrain News Agency (BNA) on Saturday. The results of deliberations and the conference’s recommendations will be presented on Monday.

The event will also feature several workshops on the visions of the human rights organisations on the court’s by-laws and other related issues.

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