3. Prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment: Articles (7 and 9)11 3.1 Article (19) paragraph (d) of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain provides for safeguarding the right to physical and moral integrity as follows: “No person shall be subjected to physical or mental torture, or inducement, or undignified treatment, and the penalty for so doing shall be specified by law. Any statement or confession proved to have been made under torture, inducement, or such treatment, or the threat thereof, shall be null and void”. 3.2 The Penal Code promulgated by Decree-Law No. (15) of 1976 and its amendments, includes provisions that provide legal coverage for the protection of the human right to life and the right to physical and moral integrity. On this basis, Law No. (52) of 2012 was issued amending certain provisions of the Penal Code, by amending the provisions of Articles (208) and (232). 3.3 Under the previous amended provisions, it is noted that:12 - The circle of incrimination was broadened in two aspects: the first is based on the purpose of the act; thus, "coerced confession” or "punishing a person for any act he/she has committed" has become a prohibited act, which may lead to suspicion of committing an act of torture. The second is based on the definition of the victim. The limitation that provides that the 11 For more information, please review the First Annual Report of the NIHR, 2013, Chapter Two: First: The right to life and the right to physical and moral integrity (www.nihr.org.bh). 12 For more information, please review the NIHR’s Parallel report to the Committee against Torture, March 2017 (www.nihr.org.bh). Parallel Report by the National Institution for Human Rights of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Human Rights Committee © 2018 23