6. P  ursuant to the role of the NIHR in monitoring the human rights situation insofar as the defendant’s rights in the administration of justice contained in its inception law, specifically in Article No. (12) in paragraph (F), it has followed up on some rulings from the Court of Cassation, which ruled the cancellation of judgments of courts of appeal, including the revocation of judgments in a lawsuit related to law No. (58) for 2006 on the protection of society from terrorist acts and its amendments, in which the Court of Appeal ruled for ten years imprisonment for the accused. This was based on violating the information contained in the documents and defective causation in a manner that requires it to be overturned and to return the case to the same court to rule on the case again. 7. The NIHR also monitored the rendering of two judgments by the Court of Cassation, where it ruled on two lawsuits and returned them to the Court of Appeal to judge them again. These lawsuits are known as “Sahleh” and “Dyyah”, where death penalties were issued to some of the defendants. The Court of Cassation through the revocation of the two rulings demonstrated clear neutrality, impartiality and independence as it requested re-examination of the rulings again in order to be in agreement with established legal safeguards. 8. Regarding another issue, the NIHR monitored a ruling by the Court of Cassation on the appeal presented by the Secretary General of one of the political associations, where it ruled to overturn the ruling of the appeals court and returned the case to the same court in order to judge the lawsuit again. 9. In this regard, the NIHR believes that what is embodied by the Court of Cassation is the establishment of the principles of justice and equity, which is commendable for the judiciary. It expressed its great appreciation and respect for the Court of Cassation’s role as one of the most prominent constitutional guarantees in the implementation of and the enjoyment of the rights and public freedoms. The NIHR wishes that all employees and interested researchers in the field of law enforcement and justice take into account and be guided by the principles that the Court of Cassation implements on various topics related to human rights for the purpose of the correct application of the provisions of the law in accordance with the relevant international commitments of the Kingdom of Bahrain. 59

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