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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05MANAMA1714 |
G/TIP INTERIM REPORT FOR BAHRAIN [...] Short-term action items delivered to the GOB in September 2005 (ref B) guide post's response to ref A. The following paragraphs cover the three items in ref A, among other items. Action item No. 1: Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Coo [...] |
2005-11-22 10:50:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG PREL BA HUMRIT |
| 05MANAMA1839 |
PEACEFUL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY MARCHES REINFORCE [...] (C) More than 5,000 people marched in peaceful International Human Rights Day rallies December 9, a sharp contrast to the small but sometimes destructive demonstrations that took place in and around Manama November 29-December 2. The Committee for the Unemployed, which had organized the viol [...] |
2005-12-13 15:03:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PHUM KDEM BA HUMRIT POL REFORM |
| 06MANAMA1013 |
BAHRAIN: 2006 TIP REPORT AND TIER 2 WATCH LIST [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarches June 5 to MFA Human Rights Coordinator Ali Al Aradi, including Bahrain's 2006 TIP Report and the Tier 2 Watch List Action Plan. Al Aradi expressed optimism that two key items would be accomplished by year's end: passage of comprehensive anti-TIP legislati [...] |
2006-06-10 15:48:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM KWMN KHUM PREL PGOV SMIG BA HUMRIT |
| 06MANAMA1064 |
BAHRAIN: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) A/DCM June 14 delivered reftel demarche concerning the UN Human Rights Council to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho said the Council is "a mess" right now and establishing it will "not be an easy ride." The President of the Council, the High Co [...] |
2006-06-14 11:20:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BA ROW HUMRIT |
| 06MANAMA1087 |
BAHRAIN: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - ANTICIPATED [...] (C) A/DCM met with MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa June 17, prior to receipt of Ref A. Shaikh Abdul Aziz said he would depart June 18 for Geneva, where he would head the Bahraini delegation to the UN Human Rights Council i [...] |
2006-06-18 13:26:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BA ROW HUMRIT |
| 06MANAMA1092 |
BAHRAIN: PERSUADING OIC MEMBERS TO JOIN THE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-19 07:17:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF ICRC AORC PHUM BA REGION HUMRIT ROW |
| 06MANAMA1116 |
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEES WARN NEWSPAPERS ABOUT [...] (C) Several Embassy media contacts have told Emboffs that the government recently formed two committees designed to monitor the content of print and broadcast media in Bahrain. The chairman of the board of the independent daily Al Wasat received a letter from one of the committees complaini [...] |
2006-06-21 11:17:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KMPI KDEM BA POL REFORM HUMRIT |
| 06MANAMA1144 |
MOCK GTMO SOCCER MATCH NIXED BY MINISTRY OF SOCIAL [...] (U) In an attempt to link World Cup fever in the Kingdom with UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture June 26, Bahrain's local chapter of Amnesty International (AI), which is not an officially registered NGO with the Ministry of Social Development, had plans to conduct a mock so [...] |
2006-06-25 14:51:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KHUM BA HUMRIT POL |
| 06MANAMA1175 |
BAHRAINI LABOR UNION LEGISLATION MOVES THROUGH [...] (SBU) Several pieces of labor reform legislation dealing with union activity and the formation of unions and union federations are moving through the Bahraini legislative process. One amendment to the 1976 labor law for the private sector protects union members from dismissal for union activ [...] |
2006-06-28 15:02:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ELAB PGOV PREL BA HUMRIT POL REFORM |
| 06MANAMA1192 |
FLURRY OF SPRING STRIKES NETS WORKER BENEFITS [...] (C) There have been several incidents of labor actions, strikes and near-strikes, involving both Bahraini and expatriate workers over the past several months. These actions have ranged from unauthorized strikes by non-union South Asian and Southeast Asian expatriate workers to, from a Wester [...] |
2006-07-03 12:55:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PREL BA HUMRIT POL REFORM |
| 06MANAMA1507 |
BAHRAIN'S FIRST COUNTER-TERRORISM LAW ENTERS INTO [...] (C) King Hamad August 12 signed into law Bahrain's first law specifically criminalizing terrorism. Both chambers of parliament passed the law in the final days of the legislative session, which expired at the end of July. The law enumerates the types of crimes considered to be terrorism and [...] |
2006-08-15 10:05:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM BA CTR POL HUMRIT |
| 06MANAMA1637 |
SHIA EDITOR DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC REFORM/ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Prominent Shia Editor Mansour Al-Jamry told the Ambassador September 7 that the upcoming parliamentary elections, although flawed, would offer an opportunity for leading Shia opposition society Al-Wifaq to demonstrate that it can ably represent Shias and to build a psychological b [...] |
2006-09-07 15:48:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BA POL HUMRIT REFORM |
| 06MANAMA1660 |
BAHRAIN: COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES MINISTERIAL AT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-14 14:47:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BA ROW HUMRIT REFORM |
| 06MANAMA1718 |
BAHRAIN: RESPONSE TO CUBA AT UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-27 11:14:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BA ROW HUMRIT |
| 06MANAMA1837 |
BAHRAIN: FOLLOW UP TO SECRETARY RICE'S STRATEGY [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-29 10:48:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN PHUM UNGA BA ROW HUMRIT |
| 06MANAMA1928 |
BAHRAIN: COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) In the absence of the Foreign Minister, Pol/Econ Chief November 14 delivered reftel demarches concerning country specific human rights resolutions at the UNGA Third Committee to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Regarding Ref B demarche requesting Bahra [...] |
2006-11-14 13:45:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BA ROW HUMRIT |
| 06MANAMA1943 |
BAHRAIN: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel request for an update on progress by the GOB toward (a) enacting comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation; (b) opening a shelter for victims of trafficking; and (c) increasing investigations and prosecutions against suspected traffickers. 2. (SBU) Legis [...] |
2006-11-16 15:51:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG BA HUMRIT |
| 06MANAMA1979 |
GOB SPECIFIES BAHRAIN STRIKE BAN SECTORS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 12. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa issued an executive order November 20 that bans labor union strikes at facilities deemed to be in vital sectors. Going beyond the text of the 2002 La [...] |
2006-11-29 13:43:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB BA BILAT HUMRIT ECTRD |
| 06MANAMA20 |
NATIONAL JOB PROJECT KICKS OFF REGISTRATION [...] (C) The long-awaited $80 million National Employment and Training Project began registering Bahrain's estimated 20,000 unemployed January 2 at 20 centers around the country. Minister of Labor Dr. Majeed Al-Alawi has stated publicly that the project will end unemployment in the Kingdom. Dr. A [...] |
2006-01-04 14:04:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ELAB ECON BA POL HUMRIT |
| 06MANAMA2013 |
OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHT MOTIVES FOR STRIKE BAN [...] (C) GOB officials state that the sector-specific strike ban issued November 20 is consistent with regulations called for in the recently revised Bahraini Workers' Trade Unions Law. It was intended to be applied on a case-by-case basis to prevent strikes that could threaten national security or [...] |
2006-12-10 06:50:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV BA BILAT ECTRD HUMRIT |
| 06MANAMA2030 |
ANTI-TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE CHAIRMAN COMMENTS ON [...] (C) In a December 7 meeting with Emboffs covering several topics, MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up and Bahrain's Anti-Trafficking Task Force Chairman Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa discussed GOB steps to combat trafficking-in-persons. He said the November [...] |
2006-12-12 14:18:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN BA HUMRIT |
| 06MANAMA2069 |
SENATOR NELSON DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, IRAQ WITH [...] (C) Senator Nelson December 18 met with members of both chambers of Bahrain's parliament and later with representatives of three non-governmental organizations involved in observation of the recent parliamentary and municipal elections. Al Asala (Salafi) political society member Isa Abul Fat [...] |
2006-12-26 07:52:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM OREP BA BILAT HUMRIT POL |
| 06MANAMA389 |
BAHRAIN ANTI-TRAFFICKING RESPONSES 2006 [...] (SBU) Post's response to reftel follows. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. Please note that during the reporting period the Ministry of Social Affairs, which has the lead in establishing a shelter for victims of trafficking and abuse, was renamed the Ministry of Social Development. [...] |
2006-03-14 04:35:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF BA HUMRIT |
| 06MANAMA5 |
HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP MAKES FIRST EVER PRISON VISIT [...] (C) Summary: A delegation from Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS), including Deputy Secretary General Dr. Abdulla Al-Derazi, has made a visit to Jaw Prison for men, representing the first time in Bahrain's history that a human rights organization has been allowed access to the prison system [...] |
2006-01-02 11:52:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF BA REFORM HUMRIT |
| 06MANAMA57 |
GOB MOVES FORWARD WITH LABOR UNION REFORMS [...] (U) Ministry of Labor Senior Labor Relations Specialist Ahmed Al-Khabaz told Emboff January 3 that the Cabinet has referred to Parliament revisions to the Trade Union Law allowing the formation of more than one union per organization. Labor Minister Dr. Majeed Al-Alawi had referred the issue [...] |
2006-01-17 07:29:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PREL BA HUMRIT |
| 06MANAMA583 |
MEPI/GOB REGIONAL ARAB WOMEN'S CONFERENCE A [...] (U) Summary: MEPI and the Bahraini MFA joined forces to co-host a MENA regional conference March 27-28 to celebrate the "Successes of Women as Leaders of Change". More than 120 women leaders from 16 Arab countries shared their recent unprecedented achievements of reform in the legal, economic [...] |
2006-04-11 12:54:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI KWMN KDEM PGOV PREL BA REGION HUMRIT |
| 06MANAMA587 |
EASING OF VISA RESTRICTIONS LEADS TO INCREASE IN [...] (C) Summary: In a discussion about Embassy Bangkok TIP reporting on Thai women repatriated from Bahrain, Ambassador Widhya Bhoolsuwan told the Ambassador that the majority of cases in which the Embassy becomes involved began with voluntary travel to Bahrain to provide sexual services. Due t [...] |
2006-04-11 15:07:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG PREL PGOV BA HUMRIT |
| 06MANAMA693 |
BAHRAIN: ASIAN CANDIDATES FOR THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-23 08:04:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KUNR UN BA ROW HUMRIT |
| 06MANAMA704 |
FUTURE UNCERTAIN FOR NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT PROJECT [...] (C) Bahrain's much-anticipated 80 million dollar National Employment Project (NEP) completed its formal registration phase at the end of February and has moved into its worker orientation and assessment phases. NEP Head of Marketing Nizar Al Qari told PolOff April 18 that optimism and morale [...] |
2006-04-24 13:47:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PREL BA REGION HUMRIT REFORM |
| 06MANAMA75 |
NEA TIP: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR WATCH LIST [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-21 10:57:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG BA GR EG KHUM HUMRIT |
| 06MANAMA802 |
BAHRAIN: IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-08 05:55:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM BA REGION ROW HUMRIT |
| 06MANAMA863 |
BAHRAIN: GOB WILL WORK TO OPEN SHELTER, PASS [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche May 15 to MFA Human Rights Coordinator Ali Al Aradi, who said that he would discuss the points with MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Al Aradi confirmed that progress toward opening the s [...] |
2006-05-16 08:43:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KHUM PHUM PGOV BA HUMRIT |
| 06MANAMA973 |
COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSES CONTROVERSIAL [...] (C) Bahrain's Council of Representatives (COR) passed public assembly legislation May 16, following two years of back-and-forth between the COR and government. These amendments to the 1973 law on public gatherings ban demonstrations near hospitals, airports, shopping malls, and other areas s [...] |
2006-06-04 08:50:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KHUM BA HUMRIT POL REFORM |
| 06MANAMA980 |
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS AFTER EID? [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-05 09:14:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BA POL HUMRIT |
| 07MANAMA128 |
BAHRAIN: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS DEMARCHE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche February 8 regarding Bahrain's efforts to combat trafficking to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz stated that following the fall visit of International Organization for [...] |
2007-02-11 13:09:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KWMN PREL PHUM ELAB KCRM BA HUMRIT |
| 07MANAMA159 |
CROWN PRINCE PROPOSES ACCUMULATION OF VALUE-ADDED [...] (SBU) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa confirmed to the Ambassador February 19, in a meeting covering several subjects (septels), that he would lead an upcoming AmCham trade delegation to Chicago March 5-6. He said coordination and arrangements were going very well and he brie [...] |
2007-02-20 09:19:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ELAB BEXP BA ECTRD HUMRIT |
| 07MANAMA194 |
BAHRAIN: MINISTER OF LABOR ON STRIKE BAN EXECUTIVE [...] (C) In a February 28 meeting covering several topics (septel), Ambassador delivered reftel points regarding Executive Order 62, which bans strikes in certain sectors, to Minister of Labor Dr. Abdulmajeed Bin Muhsin Al Alawi. Al Alawi said that the Ministry had consulted ILO conventions befor [...] |
2007-03-01 14:46:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PHUM SOCI BA HUMRIT POL |
| 07MANAMA208 |
BAHRAIN: USG PRIORITIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief March 6 delivered reftel demarche concerning USG priorities at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) Fourth Session to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho said that Bahrain joined the HRC to uphold human rights worldwide, and it takes t [...] |
2007-03-06 10:04:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BA ROW HUMRIT |
| 07MANAMA219 |
MINISTER OF LABOR DISCUSSES NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT [...] (C) Minister of Labor Dr. Abdulmajeed Al Alawi told the Ambassador February 28 that since January 2006, unemployment had dropped in Bahrain from 15% to 3.8% under the National Employment Project (NEP), leaving only approximately 4,000 unemployed remaining in the program. He said the second p [...] |
2007-03-07 14:40:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI BA HUMRIT POL |
| 07MANAMA229 |
BAHRAIN: ADVANCING NGO PROTECTION IN CONJUNCTION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-12 08:36:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL PGOV BA HUMRIT |
| 07MANAMA292 |
GOB TIGHTENING CLAMP ON PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS [...] (SBU) The GOB Civil Service Bureau (CSB) announced that it is not prepared to tolerate the establishment of unions formed in government ministries and other government entities. It calls these unions illegal and has instructed government bodies to prevent them from forming. At the center of [...] |
2007-03-29 14:38:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV BA HUMRIT |
| 07MANAMA305 |
MINISTRY OF LABOR RESPONSE TO USG DEMARCHE ON [...] (SBU) Ministry of Labor Director of Public and International Relations Subah Salem Al Dossary passed to the Embassy March 26 a letter containing the Ministry's response to Ref B points delivered by the Ambassador to Minister of Labor Dr. Abdulmajeed Al Alawi on February 28 (Ref A). The point [...] |
2007-04-02 14:27:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM PGOV BA HUMRIT |
| 07MANAMA328 |
PROMINENT SHIAS PAINT GLOOMY PICTURE OF SHIA [...] (S) Summary. Prominent Shia cleric Shaikh Hussein Najati, in an April 4 discussion with the Ambassador, painted a gloomy picture of Shia prospects under King Hamad. At the top of his concerns was an allegedly expanding policy of "political naturalizations" of foreign Sunni aimed at redressing [...] |
2007-04-09 05:59:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR BA POL HUMRIT |
| 07MANAMA391 |
ISLAMIC AFFAIRS U/S DISCUSSES COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) Summary. Islamic Affairs Undersecretary Fareed Al-Muftah, a strong promoter of moderation in Islam, told the Ambassador he welcomes further cooperation with the USG on a variety of programs planned in the coming months. He outlined efforts he is undertaking to revise religious education i [...] |
2007-04-26 14:12:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SCUL KPAO PREL PGOV BA HUMRIT |
| 07MANAMA448 |
CABINET APPROVES DRAFT ANTI-TRAFFICKING LEGISLATION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD KCRM BA HUMRIT |
| 07MANAMA469 |
MEASURES TAKEN BY GOB TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING [...] (U) Post received the following information May 17 under the cover of diplomatic note with reference number 1/100/231-91978 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bilateral Relations Directorate. 2. (SBU) Begin text of note: Update on the Measures Taken by the Kingdom of Bahrain to Comba [...] |
2007-05-23 14:06:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD KCRM BA HUMRIT |
| 07MANAMA518 |
ALLEGED BEATING PROMPTS HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH REQUEST [...] (C) Two Shia Bahrainis were reportedly beaten by security personnel following their detention at a May 21 rally. The families of both men tried to locate them but were not informed of their whereabouts until May 29, when they were invited to visit the men at the Bahrain Defense Force hospita [...] |
2007-06-07 13:09:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC BA POL HUMRIT |
| 07MANAMA524 |
ALLEGED BEATING VICTIMS RELEASED FROM CUSTODY [...] (U) The public prosecution June 7 released Ali Saeed Al Khabaz and Hameed Yousif Ahmed from custody after prosecutors became convinced of their innocence based upon eyewitness reports. Al Khabaz and Ahmed had been detained during a violent protest the night of May 21 in the Shia village of S [...] |
2007-06-11 08:06:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC BA POL HUMRIT |
| 07MANAMA548 |
BAHRAIN: 2007 TIP REPORT AND TIER 3 ACTION PLAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered the 2007 Trafficking-in-Persons Report and the Tier 3 short-term action plan for Bahrain (reftels) June 12 to MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up and head of the Anti-Trafficking Task Force Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, who expressed hi [...] |
2007-06-13 13:41:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG BA HUMRIT |
| 07MANAMA571 |
GOB EMPLOYMENT AND WAGE INITIATIVES SHOW MIXED [...] (C) Bahrain's National Employment Project (NEP), which government officials have credited with reducing the rate of unemployment from 16 percent to 3.7 percent, will come to a close at the end of June. Of 19,625 registrants in the program, according to GOB statistics, just under 6,000 remain [...] |
2007-06-19 14:36:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BA HUMRIT REFORM |
| 07MANAMA696 |
GOB PLANS AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL EXPATS IN AUGUST [...] (C) The GOB has announced plans to offer a six-month amnesty for illegal expatriate workers beginning August 1. Illegal workers will reportedly be permitted to legitimize their status or return to their home country without being subject to overstay fines. It is still unclear whether the amn [...] |
2007-07-23 14:02:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BA HUMRIT |
| 07MANAMA713 |
DEMOCRACY ACTIONS: BAHRAIN [...] (C) Per reftel request, Embassy continues to actively promote democracy and democracy-related programs, and the Ambassador, in close coordination with POL and PAS, made this an important theme of his farewell calls and press interviews. Examples: -- In a prominent, full-page interview June [...] |
2007-07-26 13:13:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KMPI KPAO SCUL PGOV PHUM BA HUMRIT |
| 07MANAMA738 |
BATELCO ANTI-UNION ACTIVITY CRITICIZED BY GOB [...] (SBU) Recent tension between Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) management and its union, including an open meeting at Batelco headquarters attended by 500 workers, resulted in the dismissal of the head of the union and his deputy. Minister of Labor Dr. Abdulmajeed Al Alawi stated [...] |
2007-08-01 12:49:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ELAB PHUM BA HUMRIT POL |
| 07MANAMA739 |
AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL WITH MINISTER OF LABOR [...] (C) Summary: During his farewell call with Minister of Labor Dr. Abdelmajeed Al-Alawi on 30 July, the Ambassador raised the recent firing of two union leaders at Bahrain Telecommunications Company (BATELCO), the controversy surrounding implementation of a new unemployment insurance program, an [...] |
2007-08-01 13:23:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | BA ELAB PHUM PGOV ECTRD HUMRIT OFFICIALS |
| 07MANAMA745 |
BAHRAIN: PROGRESS ON TIP SHORT-TERM ACTION PLAN [...] (SBU) The following describes actions by the GOB since the end of the reporting period for the 2007 TIP Report, including the 60-day period of the Short-Term Action Plan following Bahrain's placement on Tier 3. In addition to activities initiated entirely by the GOB, International Organizati [...] |
2007-08-02 11:11:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG HUMRIT BA |