b) The NIHR submitted its advisory opinion to the House of Representatives at the request of the House, regarding the proposed law to amend Article (2) of the Law, which came to expand the range of persons to whom the provisions of the aforementioned law, as the proposal came to allow the application of the provisions of the law to the children of Bahraini women married to foreigners and permanent residents in the Kingdom, in addition to the fact that it applies to persons with disabilities who hold Bahraini citizenship. In its views, the NIHR concluded that it agrees with what was stated in the proposed amendment, as it does not conflict with the provisions contained in the Constitution and international and regional instruments related to human rights and the rights of persons with disabilities. c) The NIHR submitted its advisory opinion to the Shura Council at its request and after it became a draft law. The NIHR came to the same conclusion, that the amendment does not conflict with the provisions contained in the Constitution and international and regional instruments related to human rights and the rights of persons with disabilities. d) The NIHR took the initiative to submit its advisory opinion to the House of Representatives regarding amending the text of Paragraph (2) of Article (21) of the Law. The proposed amendment came to intensify the penalty imposed on anyone who, through negligence, causes the death of the disabled person under his care, bringing the penalty to imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten years and a fine not exceeding five thousand dinars, while the penalty stipulated in the original law is imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years and a fine not exceeding three thousand dinars, or one of these two penalties. The proposal aims to provide greater protection for persons with disabilities under the care of others and will contribute to ensuring their care and providing health care and fulfilling all their needs to enjoy a decent life. 1.4 The NIHR has also provided other advisory opinions 4 to the legislative authorities in the Kingdom related to the rights of people with disabilities, most notably of which: a) The NIHR expressed its advisory opinion to the House of Representatives at the request of the House, regarding the proposal with a desire to grant a permanent residence permit to children of a Bahraini women from a foreign father, which aims to maintain the stability of the family, its entity and interdependence, and facilitate the procedures for renewing residency permits for these children, in 4 To view the received advisory opinions submitted by the NIHR to the constitutional authorities and public institutions please check its website under icon Annual Reports: http://www.nihr.org.bh. 5