8.12 At the national legislation level, Decree-Law No. (21) of 1989 Issuing the Law of Associations, Social and Cultural Clubs, Special Committees Working in the Field of Youth and Sports, and Private Institutions and its amendments dealt with the provisions concerning the formation, registration, and regulating the of work of associations and the provision for dissolution. 8.13 Law No. (26) of 2005 was issued concerning Political Associations, which regulates the work of these associations in terms of the mechanism and rules of their establishment, their legal status, and the acts that are prohibited from being practiced by such, without ignoring the conditions in which the associations may be dissolved or suspended, to strengthen the foundations of democracy in society and the promote political life. 8.14 It is hereby established, through the mentioned Law, that the envisaged mechanism to establish political associations is based on a request submitted to the Minister of Justice, signed by the founders with certified signatures, together with attaching a number of statements and documents related to the association. The Law also granted the competent minister to declare the foundation of the association within sixty days from the date of requesting its establishment, or within fifteen days from the date of receiving the clarifications or documents necessary to complete the registration process. The same law requires that if the competent minister declines to announce the establishment of the association during the prescribed periods, the minister must notify the agent of the founders by Parallel Report by the National Institution for Human Rights of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Human Rights Committee © 2018 49