Paul Murphy
Question:335. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will meet with a group (details supplied). [45119/21]
View answerTuesday, 21 September 2021
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The Department of Foreign Affairs has regular engagement with ADHRB on human rights issues in Bahrain. Officials from the Department have met with representatives from ADHRB on a number of accessions in the past 12 months. At the invitation of ADHRB, officials from the Gulf and Middle East Unit of the Department of Foreign Affairs also attended a conference in May on the Covid-19 crisis in Bahrain’s Jau Prison.
Officials from my Department have also raised concerns over the human rights situation in Bahrain directly with the Bahraini authorities and Ireland also continues to raise these issues at the Human Rights Council (national statements and EU Statements) and at EU level.