The delegation of the Parliamentary Division of the Kingdom of Bahrain, represented by the lawyer Dalal Jassim Al -Zayed, Chairman of the Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee of the Shura Council, and Dr. Maryam Saleh Al -Dhafin, member of the House The United Nations for Refugees, and the United Nations Women’s Authority today (Wednesday).
The seminar aims to provide space to exchange the latest developments and activities and communicate to enhance gender equality in nationalities, including any steps taken to implement the road maps that were placed at the summit, exchange ideas and discuss the opportunities coming to contribute to reform.
In an intervention in the discussion session, lawyer Dalal Jassim Al -Zayed, Chairman of the Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee of the Shura Council, reviewed the model of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the constitutional and legislative in the field of promoting gender equality, within the framework of the civilizational and humanitarian approach to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the king of the country, may God protect and preserve him, and the noble endeavors of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince May God protect him, which is manifested through its adoption of a clear policy to enhance the equality of women and men and equal opportunities in accordance with the constitution, national legislation and international covenants, expressing its pride in the international efforts made by the International Parliamentary Union in order to develop the system of national and international legislation and laws, aimed at providing societies supporting justice, equality and sustainable development.
Al -Zayed indicated that the Kingdom of Bahrain applies a sexual law to ensure the provisions of sovereignty and cases of granting and acquisition of citizenship, and showed the status of the children of Bahraini women married to a foreigner, as well as the procedures and protectionist measures that guarantee the basic rights of individuals represented in their treatment of Bahraini children in the services related to health, education and residence, noting the prominent and pioneering role of the Supreme Council of Women headed by Her Royal Highness Princess Sabika Bint Ibrahim Khalifa, the presumption of His Majesty the King, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Women, may God protect her, in supporting and adopting issues related to women by setting a national strategy and working to implement them with the relevant authorities with specialization, as well as the existence of a budget for the needs of women.
Al -Zayed indicated that the constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain guarantees the right to equality among all citizens in human dignity, rights and public duties, without discrimination due to sex, origin, language or religion, and women enjoy equality with men with all their rights; Economic, social and political, which is guaranteed by the constitution, and organized by national legislation, agreements and international treaties that the Kingdom of Bahrain ratified.
Her Excellency stated that the Bahraini Nationality Law is based on considerations and controls based on nationality legislation in accordance with the principles agreed upon in international law, and considerations of preserving the sovereignty of the state.
For her part, Deputy Dr. Maryam Al -Dhaaan, a member of the House of Representatives, affirmed that the principle of equal opportunities is a basic pillar in the comprehensive reform project of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the king of the country, may God protect and preserve him, which made Bahraini women an active partner in the march of development and reform, in order to enhance the status of the Bahraini citizen in general, and women in particular.
She pointed out that this reformist approach receives continuous support from His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Prime Minister, may God protect him, by moving forward in adopting policies and legislations that devote social justice and equal opportunities between the sexes.
Al -Dhahn added that the Kingdom of Bahrain was keen to support the rights of Bahraini women and their children, through the issuance of Law No. (35) of 2009, regarding the treatment of the non -Bahraini wife of Bahraini, and the Bahraini children married to a foreigner, the Bahraini treatment in government services fees, such as education, health, residence, and the alimony fund, as well as benefiting from the advantages allocated to Bahraini disabilities, provided that permanent residence.
She explained that these legislation embodies the state’s commitment to equality and enhancing the role of Bahraini women in sustainable development, stressing that the constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain provides for clear guarantees to achieve gender equality, and stresses the development of legislation that guarantees the political, social and economic rights of women, in a way that establishes the principles of justice and effective participation in building society.
