(Women Gateway)

The Regional and International Director at the Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society Samira Al Sada presented on Friday a petition to the Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discriminations Against Women (CEDAW) panel.

The petition demands the immediate implementation of the family law and the allocation of a chapter in the labour law to protect migrant workers.

Samira praised the speech of the head of Bahrain’s official delegation Dr Shaikha bint Mariam Al Khalifa. She also reviewed her society’s CEDAW shadow report that was drafted by its Respect movement with the panel.

She highlighted the need for better legislations to deal with the hardships of children with unknown parents and women who are forced on prostitution as well as victims of human trafficking. She also discussed reformation of courts, police stations and general attorneys.

The report calls to train woman police to run female prisons and allocate special detention centers for female suspects and improve the living conditions of women detention centers. The report highlights the commitment of Respect movement to fight for the family law and rights of migrant workers.

The report also calls upon the government to take special measures for political empowerment of women, including the establishment of a national organisation to ensure full participation of women in politics.