Kingdom of Bahrain-steps forward From 2001  To 2007      Bahrain Human Rights Watch Soceity (BHRWS) Saed  that the society has prepared an international report  abhout ( Kingdom of Bahrain-steps forward  From  2001 To 2007) For the  sixth anniversary of the National Action Charter ( in Arabic and English) and it distributed to all international organizations and bodies and he  added that the Soceity analyzes the march Kingdom of Bahrain, which has been steps  forward  and advanced under the leadership of  The Kingdom , surprising the world in 2001 by firing reforms heralded days beautiful and unprecedented series of change AT more positive line with the needs . On February 14, 2001 people participated men and Women  in the referendum on the National Action Charter by thear  right reached 98.4%. this referendum making the national platform  an example of the advantages of political development The Economic and Social Affairs, (BHRWS) also stressed the desire of the people in that country of Bahrain  of democracy and the rule of law and promotion of human Rights  focus on the shared values between countries of the world, the. From this standpoint, the General to prepare a report on international stadium Al axes include human rights and democracy must be provided in good governance of a State, according to standards of the United Nation Standard & international organizations, especially with the passage of six years on the National Action Charter, the e important monitoring and analysis of the people's views about the process of a reforms of the Kingdom was carried out by the General  popular during the period from October 1, 2006 to January 31, 2007   in which the participant 8420 Bahraini aged over 20 years has resorted result by support of the reforms in the Kingdom, as popular consensus that the reforms developed and strengthened Kingdom on days behind and that the Kingdom witnessed with the draft reform to His Majesty King beloved political and economic development  at all levels, and large and visible steps in the world and become a model of the Kingdom of Bahrain in a for the report, included the three axes :    First : legal reforms and promoting transparency and the fight against a for corruption.    Question Do you think that was legal reforms and the strengthening of promoting transparency  and the fight against corruption Kingdom in The Kingdom after the Charter? Answer Voting was during the period October 1, 2006 to 31 Jan  2007, and the result : out of the 8420 participants Bahraini over 20 years of age (from the both sexes), 62% answered yes, 22% answered no, while the proportion of the voting  without know is 16%      Second : the promotion of women's rights and the promotion of political participation.   Question   Do you think that has been enhanced for women's rights and participation of political in The Kingdom  after the Charter?   Answer   Voting was during the period October 1, 2006 to 31 Jan 2007, and the result : out of the 8420 participants Bahraini over 20 years of age (from the both sexes), 84% answered yes, 14% answered no, while the percentage of the vote without know is 2%.    Third : strengthening rights of civil society .     Question   Do you think that was the strengthening of the rights of civil society in The Kingdom after a the Charter?       Answer     Voting was during the period October 1, 2006 to 31 Jan 2007, and the result : out of the 8420 participants Bahraini over 20 years of age (from the both sexes), 73% answered yes, 12% answered no, while the proportion of the voting without know  is 15%.      )

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People positive about reforom

By Titus Filio
Contributor

Bahrain Tribune

A majority of Bahrainis are optimistic about the direction of reforms in the country over the past six years, according to a survey by a human rights group.
In a poll covering 8,420 Bahrainis aged 20 and over, 84 per cent of them agreed that women’s rights and their participation in the political scene had greatly improved since 2001.  
Fourteen per cent said they disagreed while two per cent were undecided.
The survey was conducted by the Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society (BHRWS) from October 2006 to January 2007.
The survey report was released this month to mark the sixth anniversary of the Charter.
Sixty-two per cent of the respondents expressed agreement that the legal reforms promoted transparency and the fight against corruption while 22 per cent said no. Sixteen per cent were undecided.
“The survey was conducted to feel the pulse of the people. Generally the mood is still positive about reforms and the democratisation process,” said BHRWS international relations director Faisal Fulad.
He said the survey, done over a three-month period, included respondents visited in their homes, malls and offices.
The survey was conducted by a BHRWS team of volunteers under the supervision of chairperson Huda Nonoo.
“The society prepared the report for the sixth anniversary and it only reveals that the people are very hopeful about our the Charter,” said Fuladh.
The Arabic version of the report was released last week.
The anniversary of the charter is traced to February 14, 2001 when 98.4 per cent of Bahrain’s voting population went out to say yes to a referendum calling for a new Action Charter.
On a question on whether the rights of civil societies had improved, 73 per cent of the respondents said yes while 12 per cent said no.  Fifteen per cent were undecided.

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Charter push for rights of women  Gulf Daily News

RESIDENTS in Bahrain believe women\'s rights have improved since the introduction of the National Action Charter in 2001, according to a survey released yesterday. The study carried out by the Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society (BHRWS) found that an overwhelming 84 per cent of women believe female participation in politics and their rights have been enhanced, while only 14pc disagreed. A total of 62pc also believe that legal reforms and the promotion of transparency since the introduction of the charter has also helped Bahrain in the fight against corruption, against 16pc of doubters. Meanwhile, 73pc believe the charter has strengthened the rights of civil society, compared to only 12pc who disagree. A total of 8,420 people took part in the survey, entitled Kingdom of Bahrain: Steps Forward from 2001 to 2007. The data was collected between October last year and January this year after questionnaires were distributed to organisations and bodies in Bahrain. BHRWS organised the study to coincide with the sixth anniversary of the National Action Charter. BHRWS Regional, international and UK director Faisal Fulad welcomed the results of the survey, which he said showed people in Bahrain were happy with the reforms introduced by His Majesty King Hamad. He added the desire of the Bahraini people for democracy, the rule of law and promotion of human rights were shared values between all countries of the world.