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Faisal Hassan Falud is a member of Bahrain’s upper chamber of parliament, the Consultative Council , where he has come to prominence as a leading campaigner for Human Rights . A former Trade Unionist and member of the Democratic Bloc , Mr Falud, was appointed to parliament by King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa in 2002.

Mr Falud’s is an activist with the Bahrain branch of Amnesty International and a founder of the local group, the Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society . His vocal advocacy of issues such as Women’s Rights , the formal scrapping of the death penalty and labour rights for migrant workers has brought him into conflict with Islamists and conservative parliamentarians.


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