Bahrain reaffirms respect of human rights

Bahrain is keen on paying attention to human rights, freedoms, amnesty and forgiveness "as a major pillar that helped us confront the security uncertainties," a senior government official said Sunday. Bahrain's policy to respecting and protecting human rights "helped us confront the accusations of organizations and media," interior minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Khalifa said in a keynote speech at the opening of the 2nd Arab Police Scientific Forum. The forum's theme is about the application of human rights in security bodies. Sheikh Khaled said human rights was a religious and educational issue before being a legal and political demand. The interior ministry formed a human rights committee in 1998, he said, tasked with studying all human rights cases and reports, as well as participating in human rights-related conferences. Meanwhile, Dr. Saleh bin Humaid, member of the senior Ulema authority of Saudi Arabia, said paying attention to human rights was a civilized gesture. Bin Humaid, also and advisor at the Royal Court, said human rights was very important issue because it meant preserving dignity of humans.