National Institution for Human Rights – Kingdom of Bahrain remedy, which needs to be in the form of a hierarchy grievance so as not to grant exclusive power to issue such a decision to a single authority and avoid arbitrary decisions. 6. Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain acceded under Law No. 56 of 2006, provides for the right to liberty and security of person and that it is not permissible to arrest or detain any person arbitrarily, or to deprive any person of his liberty, except for the reasons set forth in the law. It further confirms the need to inform any arrested person of the reasons for the arrest, and the charge against him, and the need to bring him promptly before a judicial authority within a reasonable period, or to be released. It also affirms that each individual who has been arrested or detained has the legal right to obtain appropriate compensation. 7. Concerning the Government implementation of the recommendations stated in the report of BICI related to the right to liberty and security of person, and in compliance with Recommendation No. 1722/d, which provides for: “taking all possible steps to avoid arrest without the opportunity of promptly contacting a lawyer or preventing communication with the outside world. In all cases, all arrests should be subject to effective control of an independent body. Moreover, the arrested person should review a copy of the warrant of arrest, and no person may be detained and deprived of communicating with others”. In the report of following up the implementation of these recommendations issued in December 2013, the Government disclosed that all detention centers are subject to effective judicial control. The members of the Special Investigation Unit in the Public Prosecution visit these centers to examine the various complaints received by the Unit. In addition, the Ministry cooperated with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) concerning visiting prisons and training of national cadres working in the prisons, in order to raise their efficiency. The Government also explained that the Ministry of Interior has issued a decision that includes new measures which require the signature of any detainee and the officer in charge of detention on a set of documents that include several rights, including presenting the warrant of arrest and ensuring rapid communication with a lawyer. 8. However, despite these legal safeguards and restrictions and the efforts made by the Government to lay down substantive and procedural legal framework by activating the recommendations of the report of BICI, the right to liberty and security of person was prejudiced, to an extent that it was almost eliminated in certain cases. The security measures in place showed many cases in which the individual’s right to freedom and personal safety was exposed to violations. These violations consist of the arrests carried out by the authorities in violation of due process, accompanied by assaulting the sanctity of homes and their inhabitants. Based on the information posted in the media and social networks channels, NIHR has observed pictures and videos showing order security forces enclose the houses and use force to break through the doors and destruct property. The right to physical and moral integrity was violated in certain cases, and the places to which the arrested were taken were not disclosed. 9. NIHR hopes that there will be explanatory statements by the Ministry of Interior concerning such violations which were undoubtedly committed by its officials. The Ministry of Interior should conduct serious and effective investigations that reflect the implementation of the recommendations set out in the report of BICI, and the obligations of the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the international recommendations which it has supported in the process of the Universal Periodic Review before the Human Rights Council. 48