16. A
rticle No. (25), which states that: “The Ministry of Labor and Social Development shall
establish a system of alternative care, which aims to provide social, psychological and health
care for children whose circumstances prevented them from continuing to live with their natural
families; a decision from the Minister of Labor and Social Development shall be issued to
organize alternative care.”
17. A
rticle No. (26), which states that: ���The social care institution for children deprived of parental
care means all shelters for children, and includes those children deprived of family care, or those
with unknown father or parents or orphans, or the like. The child may remain in the institution
if he is enrolled in higher education until his graduation, if the circumstances that led him
to join the institution still exist, and that he has successfully passed the stages of education.
A decision by the Minister of Labor and Social Development shall be issued specifying a model
regulation for those institutions and the information contained in such.”
18. A
rticle No. (28), which states that: “The Ministry of Labor and Social Development is committed
to the allocation of places in the community centers in all governorates of the Kingdom for the
implementation of visiting rules, that works during morning and evening periods throughout
the week, and to provide specialized staff.”
19. Article No. (40), which stipulates that: “The prohibition on media shown to children in cinemas
and similar public places shall be in accordance with the rules and conditions to be determined
by a decision of the Minister of Information Affairs and the Culture and Antiquities Authority.
Opportunists, managers of cinemas, profiteers, concert supervisors, and ushers are prohibited
from allowing children to enter these theaters or to watch what is being screened if the show
is prohibited for children as determined by the competent authority; it is also prohibited to go
together with a child to watch such movies or concerts.”
20. A
rticle No. (54), which stipulates that: “(a) the Child Protection Center shall have a Director who
is appointed pursuant to a decision of the Minister of Labor and Social Development on the
recommendation of the Center’s Board of Directors. (b) The Child Protection Center shall be
managed by a full-time competent Director, who manages the administrative and technical
affairs of the Center and oversees the progress of work.”
21. T
he NIHR is in favor of introducing a new article in the proposed law stipulating the replacement of
the term (Ministry of Human Rights and Social Development) with the term (Ministry of Children’s
Affairs), and the replacement of the term (Minister of Human Rights and Social Development)
with the term (Minister of Children’s Affairs), wherever mentioned in this law, in order to avoid
repetition and lengthy proposal. This is consistent with the proper approach adopted by the
Bahraini legislator in the formulation of national laws and legislation. In addition, article No. (40)
of the proposed law replaced the term (Minister of culture) with the term (Minister of Information
Affairs and The Authority for Culture and Antiquities) whilst the official name of the Authority is
(The Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities).
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