UN General Assembly
2021

My country is keen to promote and protect human rights in compliance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To that end, we have worked to advance Bahraini women, integrate their needs into the development process and ensure implementation of the principles of equal opportunities and equality, including equality of salaries and wages, in order to achieve equal partnership in building a competitive and sustainable society. The Kingdom of Bahrain has also maintained its tier one status in the annual United States State Department trafficking in persons report for the fourth consecutive year. My country’s Government also approved a law on alternative penalties, thereby providing a qualitative leap forward in reform and rehabilitation. The law is compatible with modern criminal justice policies for the protection and promotion of human rights. My country’s Government seeks to ensure that its action plan and economic vision are in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and the main pillars, policies and initiatives that consider the delivery of benefits to human beings as the primary goal and the fundamental purpose of development.