on 2 August 2016, containing its recommendations, under which the NIHR was accredited (B status).3 1.10 On the basis that its current law, as compared to the other laws on the establishment of institutions, is significantly advanced, the eagerness to present a model law is a further prominent step to confirm the status of human rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain and its outstanding leadership. The proposed amendments were delivered to the competent authorities, in line with the essence of the reform led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, who affirms that the Kingdom of Bahrain is moving forward to provide all resources to protect and promote the status of human rights by supporting the NIHR to assume its position among its counterparts in the international community. 1.11 The core of the recommendations made by the Sub-Committee on Accreditation, adopted by the Global Alliance of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, on the basis of which the NIHR was granted B status accreditation, was founded on incorporating a provision in the establishment law on adjusting the building to be accessible for people with disabilities, in addition to requiring that the members of the legislative authority do not constitute the majority, or that their membership affect the independence of the NIHR to avoid conflict of interest between their positions in the legislative authority and their work in the NIHR. 3 For more information, please review the Report of the Subcommittee on Accreditation (SCA) of the Global Alliance of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (GANHRI) – May 2016, Human Rights Section: National Institutions for Human Rights. (www.nihr.org.bh) Parallel Report by the National Institution for Human Rights of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Human Rights Committee © 2018 7