Third: Proposal to add a new article to Law Number (23) for the year 2014 by enacting
the Traffic Law, concerning designating anew the fines collected from violators of
car parking spots allocated for physically handicapped persons
1- The NIHR submitted a proposal to add a new article to the provisions of Law Number (23) for 2014
by promulgating the Traffic Law, such as relates to redefining the fines collected from the violators
of the car parking spots allocated to physically handicapped persons, where the NIHR explained in
its consultative opinion that given the importance attached by the State to the subject of the rights
of the physically handicapped persons, where the State guarantees for this segment to enjoy all of
its rights, in addition to guaranteeing the other rights which it shares with others reflecting as this
does the advance civilizational standard of the State.
2- The rights of physically handicapped persons are distinguished from the remaining rights in their
content and nature, where the rights of this segment aim to fulfill their needs through converting
from a state of isolation to integration, from patronage to enjoyment of rights, from exclusion to
inclusion, as a prelude to promoting its effective participation in society, so as to be able to contribute
to building and advancing it.
3- The Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain ratified the Convention of the Physically Handicapped
Persons pursuant to Law Number (22) for the year 2011 so as to emphasize the enjoyment of all the
persons of all types of handicaps of human rights and fundamental civil, political, economic, social
and cultural freedoms.
اﻟﺘﻘﺮﻳﺮ اﻟﺴﻨﻮي اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ
ﻟﻠﻤﺆ��ﺴﺔ اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻴﺔ ﻟﺤﻘﻮق اﻧﺴﻨﺎم
ـ ﻣﻤﻠﻜﺔ اﻟﺒﺤﺮﻳﻦ2015 ﻟﻌﺎم
4- Therefore, and in order to assure the exercise of physically handicapped persons of their rights in
reality and to support them, it is the view of the NIHR that there should be a legislative amendment
by adding a new article to the provisions of Article Number (23) for the year 2014 by enacting the
Traffic Law, such by reallocating the fines collected from the violators of parking locations allocated
for physically handicapped persons in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and to allocate them within the
budget of the Ministry concerned with the affairs of the physically handicapped to be disbursed to
those deserving from this segment.
Fourth: Proposal to amend some of the provisions of Law Number (27) for the year
2005 concerning education, as relates to extending the age of compulsory education
so as to include secondary education
1- The NIHR submitted a proposal to amend some of the provisions of Law Number (27) for the
year 2005 concerning education, as relates to extending the age of compulsory education so as to
include secondary education, where the NIHR explained in its consultative opinion that whilst the
Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain stipulate in Article Seven thereof: ”a. The State sponsors the
sciences, humanities and the arts, and encourages scientific research. The State also guarantees
educational and cultural services to its citizens. Education is compulsory and free in the early
stages as specified and provided by law. The necessary plan to combat illiteracy is laid down
by law. b. The law regulates care for religious and national instruction in the various stages and
forms of education, and at all stages is concerned to develop the citizen’s personality and his
pride in his Arabism.”
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