Published at Bahrain Official Gazette No. 3305 dated 16 March 2017
Royal Order No. (17) of 2017
Determining the Controls governing the Appointment of
Members of the Council of Commissioners
at the National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR)
We, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain,
Af reviewing the Constitution,
And Law (26) of 2014 on the Establishment of the National Institution for Human
Rights, amended by Decree – Law (20) of 2016,
Taking into consideration the Paris Principles relating to the Status of National
Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, ratified by the UN
General Assembly Resolution (48/134) of 20 December 1993,
Hereby order the following:
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To ensure their independence, a member of NIHR’s Council of Commissioners and in
addition to membership conditions stipulated in Article (4) of Law (26) of 2014 on the
Establishment of the NIHR, he/she shall fulfil the following requirements:
1. Not to belong to any political society, excluding members of the legislature who
shall have the right to debate without voting.
2. Full-time members shall have a higher academic qualification and shall speak
one of the official languages of the United Nations in addition to the Arabic
language.
3. For those appointed from civil society organizations, and professional and trade
union organizations, they shall have been members for a minimum of two years.
4. For those appointed from academic bodies, they shall be at least at an assistant
professor rank.
5. They shall have clear and concrete contributions in the area of human rights.
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