Sunday, April 20, 2008

Bahrain: Women empowerment to be discussed today

MANAMA — Steps needed to be taken by Bahrain to deal with UN Human Rights Council’s women empowerment recommendation will be the focus of a meeting between the government’s Supreme Council of Women (SCW) and NGOs dealing with women affairs to be held today.

The recommendations were drawn from the Bahrain Human Rights reports that was reviewed at the first Universal Periodic Review Session, April 2008.

The participants would evaluate the recommendations and discuss mechanisms to implement them to further women empowerment in Bahrain.

The meeting is open to women societies, women panels, women lawmakers, human rights activists and journalists.

- Khaleej Times

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