foreigner until they reach the age of (25) years, unless they enter into employment, instead of
granting them permanent residencies, with the exception of some categories such as unmarried
adult girls, those with disabilities who are unable to support themselves even after they reach the
age of (25) years due to their disablement that often requires the continuous and direct care of
the Bahraini mother.
Third: Proposal on developing a national strategy for human rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain
23. The NIHR expressed its advisory opinion, which includes its perception of the proposal on
developing a national strategy for human rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain, concluding that any
national strategy or national plan for human rights must have a number of characteristics, namely:
a specific committee to monitor and evaluate it, be based on universal human rights criteria, be
comprehensive in scope, have specific objectives and principles, be a viable national project
available to the public, pay attention to the international dimension, and have mechanisms to
monitor and evaluate it.
24. The advisory opinion also identified five strategic goals, on which any national human rights strategy
or plan could be based, namely: improve and advance human rights conditions, disseminate
and strengthen a culture of human rights, implement the voluntary pledges and commitments of
the Kingdom of Bahrain, strengthen effective cooperation frameworks and provide support and
assistance to national and international mechanisms and human rights institutions, and achieve
the desired targets of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
Fourth: Proposal on granting the foreign husband a residence permit under the sponsorship
of his Bahraini wife
25. The NIHR expressed its advisory opinion regarding the proposal to grant the foreign husband a
residence permit under the sponsorship of the Bahraini wife, as it concluded that it agrees with
the essence of the proposal regarding granting the foreign husband a residence permit under the
sponsorship of the Bahraini wife - unless there is a legal impediment (such as a security restriction)
- as it embodies the concept of gender equality and non-discrimination regarding the sponsorship
of a Bahraini wife to her foreign husband.
Fifth: Proposed law amending some provisions of the Penal Code promulgated by DecreeLaw No. (15) of 1976, accompanying Decree No. (83) of 2019
26. The NIHR expressed its advisory opinion regarding the proposed law to amend some provisions
of the Penal Code promulgated by Decree-Law No. (15) of 1976, accompanying Decree No.
(83) of 2019, which consists of two articles, in addition to the preamble. The first article therein
replaces Articles (370) and (372) of the Penal Code promulgated by Decree-Law No. (15) of
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