Second: Combating Racial Discrimination in the System of the National Human Rights Institution 1. Efforts of the National Human Rights Institution in Promoting the Right to Equality and Combating Racism 1.1 In accordance with the provisions of Law No. (26) of 2014, NIHR referred its advisory opinion on the proposed law to amend some articles of Traffic Law No. (23) of 2014, which consists of two articles. Article (1) deals with adding a new article (3 bis) and adding a third paragraph to Article (27) of Traffic Law No. (23) of 2014, and a second executive article. 1.2 Article (3 bis) stipulates that: “A fee for using public roads owned by the state is imposed on every foreigner-owned vehicle, equivalent to double the fee prescribed for issuing its registration certificate. The fee shall be paid annually with the payment of the vehicle registration fee.” Clause 3 of Article (27) states that: “In determining the fees referred to in the previous paragraph, it shall be taken into account that the fee value in relation to a foreigner is twice the fee value in relation to a Bahraini citizen. The citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries are treated in this respect as Bahraini citizens.” 1.3 NIHR reviewed, in the course of its insights, the provisions of Articles (1), (2) and (5) of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, which state as follows: “The term "racial discrimination" shall mean any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the “Additional Information” Parallel Report of the National Institution for Human Rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) © 2022 17