CHAPTER THREE Advisory Opinion Submitted from the National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) to the Constitutional Authorities Preamble & Segmentation Advocating for the ratification or accession to international and regional conventions, and ensuring it is implemented effectively, is a main task entrusted to national institutions for human rights. It is not confined to that but extends to show the extent of compliance of the state party of its regional and international obligations emanating from ratification or accession, as well as proposing legislation or systems or practices of amending existing ones in accordance with relevant international and regional standards.1 Reverting to the provisions of Law No. (26) of 2014 establishing the National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR), Paragraph (b) of Article (12) stated that the NIHR is designated “To examine legislation and regulations enforced in the Kingdom which are related to human rights, and recommend amendments as it deems fit, particularly in connection with the consistency of such regulations with the Kingdom's international obligations in the human rights field. The NIHR shall be empowered to recommend enacting new legislation related to human rights”, as these tasks interpret the “Paris Principles” and the general observations of the GANHRI Sub-Committee for Accreditation (SCA). To activate these tasks, the NIHR presented its opinion on a number of incoming requests regarding the draft laws referred to it by the Shura Council and the Council of Representatives. The number of opinions submitted to the Shura Council were only one (1), whereas the number of opinions submitted to the Council of Representatives reached (12) ones. Thus, this chapter will demonstrate the advisory opinions that the NIHR has submitted to the constitutional authorities along two topics: the first topic presents opinions referred to the Shura Council, and the second topic covers the opinions referred to the Council of Representatives, touching upon issues that infringes or have direct impact on human rights and basic freedoms, taking into account the provisions of the Constitution, and relevant international and regional conventions and standards, 1 Paris Principles Relating to the Status of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights - Terms of Reference and Responsibilities - Paragraph (3) p. 5 / General Note (1-3) Encouraging ratification of or accession to international human rights instruments - p. 91. NIHR Bahrain- Eighth Annual Report 2020 104