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31 Dec 2005

In June 2004, a national round table on ratification and implementation organized by FIDH and Bahrain Society for Human Rights was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Justice in which the government reiterated support for ratification. Both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice acknowledged progress on examining compatibility of the Rome Statute with national laws. Political considerations and consultations with the Arab League would determine timeline for ratification. Currently there is no official opposition to the Statute.

Events and activities were organized by NGOs in April-May, 2004 towards raising the profile of the ICC in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and urging prompt ratification. In March 2004, at a conference co-sponsored by the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Bahrain Society for Human Rights called for ICC ratification as part of ongoing progressive political and judicial reforms in the Kingdom. The Kingdom of Bahrain sent high level government officials from the Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Consultative Council and Parliament to the Sana'a. Intergovernmental Conference on Democracy, Human Rights and the Role of the ICC in January 2004. Bahrain, along with other participating states, joined in the "Sana'a Declaration", the outcome document of this conference, which calls for ICC ratification within the wider Middle East region. Justice Ministry officials expressed support for the ICC, and explained wider GCC support was necessary to advance ICC ratification in the region.

In December 2003, a Yemeni Parliamentary delegation met with their Bahraini counterparts to discuss a mutual agreement, which included an invitation to the ICC related conference in Yemen in January 2004.
The Kingdom of Bahrain sent Justice Ministry officials as observers to the Assembly of States Parties in September 2003. They expressed interest in NGO assistance in the ratification campaign.

A report published in November 1999 announced that Bahrain was revamping its ministries. In addition to these changes, and success in various regional and international conferences and exhibitions, the Justice and Islamic Affairs Minister reported on the outcome of a meeting of Arab experts in Cairo where the International Criminal Court was discussed.

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News Browse by Region Media Digests Country Updates UN Excerpts on the ICC Updates of the Assembly Browse by Region		Updates on Bahrain 31 Dec 2005 In June 2004, a national round table on ratification and implementation organized by FIDH and Bahrain Society for Human Rights was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Justice in which the government reiterated support for ratification. Both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice acknowledged progress on examining compatibility of the Rome Statute with national laws. Political considerations and consultations with the Arab League would determine timeline for ratification. Currently there is no official opposition to the Statute. Events and activities were organized by NGOs in April-May, 2004 towards raising the profile of the ICC in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and urging prompt ratification. In March 2004, at a conference co-sponsored by the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Bahrain Society for Human Rights called for ICC ratification as part of ongoing progressive political and judicial reforms in the Kingdom. The Kingdom of Bahrain sent high level government officials from the Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Consultative Council and Parliament to the Sana'a. Intergovernmental Conference on Democracy, Human Rights and the Role of the ICC in January 2004. Bahrain, along with other participating states, joined in the "Sana'a Declaration", the outcome document of this conference, which calls for ICC ratification within the wider Middle East region. Justice Ministry officials expressed support for the ICC, and explained wider GCC support was necessary to advance ICC ratification in the region. In December 2003, a Yemeni Parliamentary delegation met with their Bahraini counterparts to discuss a mutual agreement, which included an invitation to the ICC related conference in Yemen in January 2004. The Kingdom of Bahrain sent Justice Ministry officials as observers to the Assembly of States Parties in September 2003. They expressed interest in NGO assistance in the ratification campaign. A report published in November 1999 announced that Bahrain was revamping its ministries. In addition to these changes, and success in various regional and international conferences and exhibitions, the Justice and Islamic Affairs Minister reported on the outcome of a meeting of Arab experts in Cairo where the International Criminal Court was discussed.