'Torture House' Bahrain's Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts Stressed
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WEBSITE P12 newsofbahrain.com JLo, Shakira to join forces for 2020 Super Bowl halftime 10 CELEBS WORLD 5 Prince Harry in footsteps of Diana to highlight Angola mine peril Thousands join climate strikes Bahrain’s anti-human trafficking efforts stressed Toronto New York ticipation of the Minister of He also stressed that the ex- Foreign Affairs in the “Com - change of successful experi - undreds of thousands he Minister of Foreign bating Trafficking in Persons in ences contributes to increasing Hof people have joined Affairs, Shaikh Khalid the Context of Migration: Best The Kingdom will the effectiveness of countering climate strike marches Tbin Ahmed bin Mo - Practices, Challenges and the continue to work the phenomenon of trafficking across Canada, with almost hammed Al Khalifa, affirmed Global Migration Compact”, with friendly in persons, especially with the 100 events planned in cities that the Kingdom, under the seminar held in New York City. countries and the adoption of the Global Agree- and towns. leadership of His Majesty King The forum was organised by ment on Safe, Organised and Protesters are taking part Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, is the Kingdom, the Republic of UN to eliminate Regular Migration. in the global climate strike committed to preserving the the Philippines and the Federal trafficking in He affirmed that the King- movement, which has seen values of peaceful coexistence Republic of Nigeria, in co-oper- persons. dom will continue to work with people around the world and mutual respect with the ation with the United Nations SHAIKH KHALID friendly countries and the Unit- take to the streets. international community as part Office on Drugs and Crime and Shaikh Khalid speaks at the forum. ed Nations Office on Drugs and The movement wants of its efforts and keenness to the International Organisation Crime and the International world leaders to adopt combat trafficking in persons, for Migration. ranking in the annual report of ket Regulatory Authority, and Organisation for Migration, ambitious climate change which enables it to continue He pointed out that these ef- the United States Department of Chairman of the National Com- through its membership in the policy. its pioneering achievements in forts and initiatives have placed State on Trafficking in Persons, mittee to Combat Trafficking Human Rights Council to pro- Initial school strikes were this area. the Kingdom for the second noting the role of Chief Execu- in Persons, Ausamah Alabsi in mote efforts to eliminate traf- inspired by Swedish cam- This came during the par - consecutive year in the Tier 1 tive Officer of the Labour Mar- obtaining those achievements. ficking in persons. paigner Greta Thunberg’s “Fridays for Future” move- ment. The 16-year-old - who on Monday chastised world leaders at the United Na- tions over their failure to do more - spoke in Montreal at the start of strikes in the city, which are expected to draw more than 300,000 Row ends for now people. Seized UK-flagged tanker Stena Impero leaves Iranian port 17 militants killed in strike Ali Rabiei said. Washington Iran had earlier Iran had earlier released sev- • en of the ship’s 23 crew mem- he US military com- released seven of the bers. Tmand for Africa an - ship’s 23 crew members. The ship’s owners said the nounced Friday it killed 17 Stena Impero’s detention “has suspected Daesh militants The ship had been meant enormous pressure for in southern Libya, in the held• at Bandar Abbas us all, especially for the crew”. third such strike in a week. Stena Bulk chief executive “At this time, it is assessed since being seized Erik Hanell told Sweden’s TV4 the airstrike killed 17 terror- by Iran on July 19. channel that the ship seemed to ists” on Thursday, Africom be in good condition and “hope- said in a statement. Dubai fully it will be on duty within a It said its anti-Daesh cam- week or so.” paign in Libya was “ongo- “These ships cost about ing” and that strikes were he British-flagged Stena $20,000 a day, so it adds up to being conducted “in coor- Impero tanker, detained A speedboat of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard passes the British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero in Bandar Abbas port, where quite a lot,” he said. “Money is dination” with the UN-rec- Tby Iran in July, has start- the ship has been detained since July. important of course, but the focus ognised Government of ed moving and left the Bandar is on the crew.” National Accord (GNA) in Abbas port on Friday, according a day. shipping and uphold the inter- The seizure of the Stena Impe- Tripoli. to ship-tracking data. Iran’s marine and port author- national rule of law,” Mr Raab ro was seen as a retaliation for the The Stena Impero was de - ity said on its website that the said. seizure by British commandos of tained by Iran’s Revolutionary Stena Impero was heading to The ship had been held at the Iranian tankerGrace 1 off the Guard in the Strait of Hormuz international waters, hours after 25 Bandar Abbas since being seized coast of Gibraltar on July 4. waterway for alleged marine it began transmitting its location per cent of total global by Iran on July 19 for alleged Grace 1 was released by the violations two weeks after Brit- for the first time in weeks. oil consumption passes violations that were not made British territory on August 18 ain seized an Iranian tanker off British Foreign Secretary through the strait, making clear. An Iranian government after authorities in Gibraltar re- DON’T MISS IT the territory of Gibraltar. That Dominic Raab insisted after its it a highly important spokesman said on Monday that ceived written assurances from vessel was released in August. release that the ship’s detention strategic location for legal proceedings against the Iran it would not sell its cargo of The Swedish-owned vessel had been illegal and that the UK global trade. vessel had concluded. 2.1 million barrels of oil in Syria, set a new destination for Port would work with allies to safe- “Based on a friendly ap - which is under European sanc- Rashid in Dubai, about 250 guard shipping in the region. proach that allows forgiving tions. ‘BRAVE will help kilometres away, tracking data “The Stena Impero was un- disrupt freedom of navigation. mistakes, ground for freedom After turning its tracker turned further boost showed. At normal tanker speed, lawfully seized by Iran. It is We are working with our in- of the tanker has been paved off, the vessel went on to sell the 02 diplomatic ties it would reach Dubai within half part of a pattern of attempts to ternational partners to protect and it can move,” spokesman oil there regardless. with countries’ DEVIL’S HUT Public security volunteer service 03 law ‘a major step’ Hundreds freed from Nigeria ‘torture house’ Abuja ‘Parliamentary diplomacy vital early 500 men and boys have been rescued 04 to boost ties from a building in the northern city of Kaduna, I have spent three months here with among countries’ Nwhere the detainees were allegedly sexually chains on my legs. abused and tortured, Nigerian police said. BELL HAMZA Children as young as five were among those in chains 210 fils (includes VAT) at what was thought to be an extremist religious school, Eight suspects, most of them teachers, were arrested. officers said. The police chief said the detainees - some with injuries Kaduna police chief Ali Janga told the BBC the build- and starved of food - were overjoyed to be freed. ing was raided after a tip-off about suspicious activity. The detainees said they had been tortured, sexually He described it as a “house of torture” and a place abused, starved and prevented from leaving - in some of human slavery. Some captives were as young as five years old, police said. cases for several years. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 02 Bahrain establishes diplomatic ties with East Timor New York the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation of the Demo- he Kingdom of Bahrain cratic Republic of Timor-Leste, has announced the estab- Dr Dionisio da Costa Babo Tlishment of Diplomatic Soares, where they signed a joint Relations with the Democratic statement on the establishment Republic of Timor-Leste, in ac- of Diplomatic Relations between cordance with the principles and the two countries. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al purposes of the Charter of the The Minister of Foreign Khalifa, met with the Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India, Dr United Nations and the provi- Affairs stressed that this step Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United sions of the Vienna Convention reflects the desire of the two Nations General Assembly in New York City. During the meeting, the Minister on Diplomatic Relations as of 18 countries to develop friendly of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom of Bahrain’s pride in strong historical April 1961. relations and cooperation in all relations with the friendly Republic of India, and their continuous development This came during a meeting fields, based on mutual respect to which reflects common keenness to promote bilateral cooperation regarding between the Minister of For- serve common interests and con- issues of mutual concern.