consideration pending the response by the competent authorities, and (5) requests were filed because the desired results were achieved. 4.9 The NIHR also attended the trial sessions in Case No. (1 / Terrorism / 2017) regarding the formation of a terrorist cell and the assassination attempt of the Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force, which was before the Supreme Military Justice in the Military Court in October 2017 until the issuance of the sentence in the 25 December 2017. NIHR also attended the hearing held on 21 February 2018, in which the Supreme Military Court of Appeal handed down its ruling on the appeals against the preliminary judgment issued in case No. (1 / Terrorism / 2017), which decided to reject the appeal and to support of the verdict against the convicts. NIHR monitored the proceedings to ensure their conformity with national, regional and international fair trail standards. 5. 5.1 Abolition of Slavery and Serfdom: Article (8)14 The Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain does not explicitly refer to the prohibition of slavery and trafficking in persons in all its forms except as provided for in Article No. (13) in paragraph (c) stating that “No forced labor shall be imposed on anyone except in the circumstances specified by the law for national emergency and with just remuneration, or as an implementation of a judicial decision”. 5.2 Law No. (1) of 2008 on Combating Trafficking in Persons addresses in Article (1) the concept of the crime of trafficking in persons, the legal 14 For more information. please review the Second Annual Report of the NIHR, 2014, Chapter III: Section 1: Combating Trafficking in Persons, (www.nihr.org.bh). Parallel Report by the National Institution for Human Rights of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Human Rights Committee © 2018 34