UK Foreign Office annual report lauded

TDT | Manama

King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence Board of Trustees chairman Dr Shaikh Khalid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa has lauded the contents of the annual 2019 report of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Human Rights and Democracy, citing its keenness to highlight Bahrain’s positive record in the field of religious freedom, which is included within the human rights field.

Dr Shaikh Khalid bin Khalifa said that the praise of the Kingdom’s human rights record by the annual report clearly reflects the extent to which religious freedom and belief is rooted in Bahrain, thanks to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s sound visions, and keenness to reinforce the values of tolerance and peaceful co-existence, as well as promote them locally and globally.

The board chairman stressed that the report proves how the freedom of belief and worship is growing freely in Bahrain as an inherent right guaranteed by the constitution, being among the main human rights safeguarded in the Kingdom. This makes Bahrain a role model for guaranteeing and respecting religious freedoms regionally and globally, he said.

Dr Shaikh Khalid bin Khalifa affirmed the King Hamad Global Centre’s commitment to continuing to launch more quality programmes that target a wider segment of Bahraini society, particularly youth of both genders, for the sake of instilling values of tolerance, co-existence, and respect for others, while focusing on conveying the most beautiful images in the models of freedom of religion and belief.