Impact
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Bahrain
Bahrain
Data points :
Al-Majlis Al-Watani (National Assembly), Majlis Al-Nuwab (Council of Representatives), Majlis Al-Shura (Shura Council)
The IPU data corresponds to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. For information about upper chambers, refer to Parline
Women in parliament
20.00%
of MPs are women
Youth in parliament
42.50%
of MPs are under 45
MPs' human rights
1
cases currently treated by the Committee on the Human Rights of MPs
- Population 1.57 million people
- Number of MPs 40 MPs
- Legislature Bicameral
- Last election Nov 2022
- IPU Membership
- Common principles signatory
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Website
www.nuwab.bh
www.shura.bh/En - More data from Parline
This page contains the latest IPU news and data for this parliament. The percentage of women in parliament and the percentage of youth participation correspond to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. The number of MP human rights cases corresponds to the latest decisions of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians.
Innovation stories
Dr Andy Williamson (Senior researcher at CIP, the IPU’s Centre for Innovation in Parliament) notes that there is nothing new about AI. But we have certainly embarked on a new level of AI integration. Technology can now engage with us directly, generate new content and predict outcomes. This could transform a wide variety of settings, including parliaments.
In Innovation Tracker #7 (December 2020), we explored the how the Shura Council of Bahrain had responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we revisit the Council to look at the lessons learned and new focus areas, including AI.
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic created new challenges and a need for remote working and operations in Bahrain, as it has elsewhere. The implementation of new systems and innovative frameworks is now of vital importance to support the parliament in achieving its goals. Ready access to technology – especially communications technology – is essential. By previously planning and developing systems that could help Members of Parliament (MPs) work remotely, the Shura Council of Bahrain was able to keep running and overcome the challenges of physical distancing and remote working.
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Case studies
Recent human rights cases
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