Second Annual Report of the National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) 2014 - Kingdom of Bahrain The statute of SCA of ICC25 entrusts it with making “general observations” to be used as explanatory tools of “Paris Principles”. Therefore, this Chapter will shed light on the compliance of the provisions of Law No. 26 of 2014 on the Establishment of the National Institution for Human Rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain with “Paris Principles” and the general observations of SCA through a review of those principles and observations along with the provisions of the said Law. Thus, those principles and observations along with the provisions of the Law will be reviewed in two basic sections. The first will be devoted to addressing the basic requirements of “Paris Principles” relating to the Status of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, including: the establishment of national human rights institutions; the broad mandate of these institutions in the field of human rights; encouraging ratification of or accession to international human rights instruments; interaction with the international human rights system; cooperation with other relevant bodies and their recommendations; ensuring pluralism in these bodies; the selection and appointment of decision-making entities in these bodies; government representatives in these bodies; and finally adequate funding. The second section is dedicated to reviewing the practices that effectively promote compliance with “Paris Principles” relating to the Status of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, including ensuring the stability of the positions of decision-making body members in national human rights institutions; their full-time appointment; job immunity; the appointment, retention and secondment of the body staff; NIHR work in the case national emergency and safety is declared; administrative regulations of NIHR and their operation as preventive mechanisms; and finally the semi- judicial mandates undertaken by NIHR. 25 Adopted by the members of the International Coordinating Committee (ICC) in the 15th session held on September 14, 2004 in Seoul, Republic of Korea, as amended in the 20th sessions of ICC held on April 14, 2008 - Geneva - Swiss Confederation. For more information on the Subcommittee on Accreditation (SCA) of the international Coordinating Committee (ICC), visit the website on the link: http://nhri.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/default.aspx 28