Bahrain Resolution PDF

Sponsor: Bahrain Resolution Sponsor: Bahrain Topic: Human Rights (The Right Way of Humanity) The General Assembly, Proposing, one of the most oppressed countries in the world today, Bahrain, Noting, with concern the ongoing human rights challenges in Bahrain, Including, reports of restrictions...

Sponsor: Bahrain Resolution Sponsor: Bahrain Topic: Human Rights (The Right Way of Humanity) The General Assembly, Proposing, one of the most oppressed countries in the world today, Bahrain, Noting, with concern the ongoing human rights challenges in Bahrain, Including, reports of restrictions on freedom of expression, assembly, and political participation, According to, the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy and Reprieve has released a report highlighting a 600% increase in death sentences and endemic torture in Bahrain, highlighting the ongoing detention of opposition figures. Clarifying, that over 1,000 individuals were reportedly arrested in connection with peaceful protests during the 2011 uprisings and subsequent crackdowns, Acknowledging, that the Bahraini government has faced international criticism for its treatment of Shia Muslims and its suppression of dissent, Reaffirming, the commitment to uphold the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16, which aims to promote peace, justice, and strong institutions, Stressing, the need for immediate action to protect human rights, ensure the rule of law, and guarantee freedom of expression for all individuals in Bahrain, 1. Calls upon the government of Bahrain to release all political prisoners, including human rights activists, opposition leaders, and peaceful protestors; and 2. Urges the establishment of an independent commission to investigate allegations of human rights abuses and ensure accountability for any violations; and 3. Recommends that the international community, including the United Nations, provide technical assistance to Bahrain in strengthening its legal and judicial systems to safeguard fundamental freedoms and human rights; and 4. Appeals to the Bahraini authorities to lift restrictions on freedom of assembly and expression, allowing peaceful protests and ensuring the rights of journalists and human rights defenders to operate freely; and 5. Supports ongoing diplomatic efforts to foster dialogue between the Bahraini government and civil society groups, aimed at promoting reconciliation and addressing underlying human rights concerns; and 6. Encourages Bahrain to continue its engagement with the United Nations Human Rights Council and other international human rights mechanisms to uphold international human rights standards; and  7. Requests that the United Nations Secretary-General report back to the General Assembly in the coming year with an update on the situation in Bahrain and the progress made in addressing human rights concerns. Author's Speech Problem: https://web.uri.edu/artsci/wp-content/uploads/sites/ 1132/2023-Human-Rights-report-PDF-Final.pdf The Hook: (Grab the attention of the other delegates with an enticing quote, anecdote, question, or fact) Bahrain only makes up less than.02% of the world’s population yet their human right’s index is arguably one of the lowest and worst. Bahrain is ranked at 25th of 193 current MUN members for the worst Human Rights Index referenced from World Population Review. We study the rankings of the freest countries with the highest human rights index from 10 being the best to 0 being the worst. Bahrain with 5.47 for the freedom index score climbs higher and higher to the top of the list for lowest human rights index and descends farther and farther down the list for the highest human rights index. Background Information: (Explain how the problem came to be. This shows other delegates you are knowledgeable about your topic and provides context for the issue.) As World Freedom Review studies and ranks the countries, they classify them as such; human freedom, personal freedom and economic freedom. We compile this data into the Human rights index. ‘The Freedom Index includes three metrics. The end goal metric is Human Freedom, which is determined by combining the other two metrics, Personal Freedom and Economic Freedom.’ ( restate this for this is quoted) https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/freedom-index-by-country We derive this data from the following classifications. The 12 main classifications of the human rights index Rule of Law Security and Safety Movement Religion Association, Assembly, and Civil Society Expression and Information Relationships Size of Government Legal System and Property Rights  Access to Sound Money Freedom to Trade Internationally Regulation The Issue: (Be concise and state the problem.)