The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights is a Bahrain-based NGO led by Abdulhadi Al Khawaja, who is described by Open Democracyas an ‘admirer of Ayatollah Khomeini. The Centre describes its vision as "a prosperous democratic country free of discrimination and other violations of human rights" and says its mission is to "encourage and support individuals and groups to be proactive in the protection of their own and others' rights; and to struggle to promote democracy and human rights in accordance with international norms" based on four objectives: