on any matter that violates or directly impacts human rights and basic freedoms, while taking into consideration the provisions of the Constitution, and the relevant regional and international instruments and standards. Section One Advisory opinions submitted by the National Institution for Human Rights to the Shura Council The NIHR submitted to the Shura Council during the reporting period a total of five advisory opinions(10), as follows: First: Bill amending Article (56) of the Traffic Law promulgated by Law No. (23) of 2014 1. The NIHR expressed its advisory opinion on a proposed law amending Article (56) of the Traffic Law promulgated by Law No. (23) of 2014, which consists of two articles, in addition to the preamble. The first article of the proposed law adds a seventh paragraph to the provision of Article (56) of the Traffic Law on exempting persons with disabilities from reconciliation fine for the crime of not following the decisions of the Administration regarding parking in certain places, if it is proven that there were no parking spaces designated, or no vacant spaces, for the persons with disabilities at the time of committing the violation. The second article is an executive article. 2. The text of the seventh paragraph of Article (56) of the proposed law is as follows: “Persons with disabilities are exempted from the reconciliation fine with regard to the crime of not following the decisions of the Administration by parking in certain places stipulated in Paragraph (12) of Article (47) of this Law, when it is proven that there are no parking spaces designated for them or vacant at the time of issuing the violation ticket”. 3. The NIHR concluded that the proposed law, in its current form, does not fulfill the principle of equality and non-discrimination, which is a basic pillar upon which international and regional human rights instruments are based, including the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which the Kingdom of Bahrain has ratified pursuant to Law No. (22) of 2011, due to the fact that is distinguishes in the exemption from the prescribed penalties between equal legal centers. The NIHR was in the view that, if the text contained in the proposed law is applied in its current form, it might be grounds for encouraging the violation of the Law, under the pretext that there are no designated or vacant parking spaces for persons with disabilities. Parking in places other than the designated ones might lead to the obstruction of public streets and traffic or endangering the safe movement of vehicles or pedestrians. (10)  T he National Institution for Human Rights has submitted its advisory opinion on the rights of the elderly to enjoy an adequate and decent standard of living to the Ministry of Housing, the Council of Representatives, and the Shura Council. To prevent repetition, the advisory opinion mentioned above can be found in the section on the advisory opinions submitted by the NIHR to the government. 48