1.4 By reviewing the provisions of the Labor Law in the Private Sector, it was noted that employed women are also granted the right to child care at the rate of two hours per day until the infant is six months of age, and a total of one hour per day until the infant is one year old, while women employed in the public sector enjoy the right to child care at the rate of two hours a day until the infant is two years old. Right to Social Security: 1.5 The Social Security Law No. )18( of 2006 was enacted to guarantee the right of the elderly to enjoy an economic standard equal to other people through social assistance provided by the State to citizens to secure the minimum basic life requirements. Right to Health: 1.6 The provisions of Law No. (1) of 2017 on the Protection of Society from Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) explicitly provide for the prohibition of all forms of discrimination and racism against people infected with this Virus. Article No. (2) of this Law stipulates that: “People infected with the Virus shall exercise all the rights guaranteed by the constitution, international conventions ratified by the state, and the applicable laws. Every act or omission that constitutes discrimination against them, or leads to degrading their dignity, diminishing their rights, or exploiting them due to infection, regardless of their genders and ages, shall be prohibited”. Right to Form a Family: 1.7 For the purpose of equality between the legal positions of individuals, NIHR commends the enactment of Family Law No. (19) of 2017, as it fills the legislative void created by Law No. (19) of 2009 promulgating the Family Provisions Law (Section One), “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 5