Published: 17th October 2007
THE now-dissolved Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) has been accepted into a global network of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) that promotes freedom of expression.
The International Freedom of Expression Exchange (Ifex), based in Toronto, Canada, welcomed the organisation to its membership of more than 70 groups worldwide.
BCHR vice-president Nabeel Rajab travelled to Montevideo, Uruguay, to finalise the arrangement and joined a meeting of more than 120 free expression advocates and experts from across the globe.
The society’s membership comes after it joined the Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights (IFHR) earlier this year.
Published: 17th October 2007
THE now-dissolved Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) has been accepted into a global network of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) that promotes freedom of expression.
The International Freedom of Expression Exchange (Ifex), based in Toronto, Canada, welcomed the organisation to its membership of more than 70 groups worldwide.
BCHR vice-president Nabeel Rajab travelled to Montevideo, Uruguay, to finalise the arrangement and joined a meeting of more than 120 free expression advocates and experts from across the globe.
The society’s membership comes after it joined the Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights (IFHR) earlier this year.
BCHR president Abdulhadi Al Khawaja said it was an honour for the group to join Ifex.
“Membership in such a respected and well established organisation indicates the credibility of BCHR’s work towards promoting freedom of expression and establishing human rights culture in Bahrain,” he said.
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? Gulf Daily News
