Second Topic Advisory Opinions Submitted from the NIHR to the Council of Representatives The NIHR submitted to the Council of Representatives - during the reporting period - twelve (12) opinions, as follows: First: Proposed draft law to amend Article No. (310-bis) of the Penal Code issued pursuant to Decree-Law No. (15) of 1976 1. The NIHR expressed its advisory opinion on the proposal law to amend Article (310-bis) of the Penal Code Decree Law No. (15) of 1976, composed of two articles and a preamble, in which the first Article replaces the text of Article No. (310-bis) of the Penal Code Decree-Law No. (15) of 1976, to increase the penalty for the crimes of witchcraft, sorcery, or fortune telling, and the second Article is executive. 2. The text of Article No. (310-bis) in the proposed law states the following: “A prison sentence of a maximum 5 years and a fine not less than BD 500 and does not exceed BD 5,000 or both sentences shall be imposed on any person who practices as a profession for gaining money acts of witchcraft, sorcery, or fortune telling, and is considered as such doing actions or saying words or using means to disillusion or deceive the victim of their power to tell them what is in their mind or help them get a need or desire or good or evil in violation of the scientific and legal foundations.” 3. The NIHR concluded that the proposal brought about amendments in accordance with the Constitution and the relevant international and regional standards, to provide protection for the families and preserve their unity, within the commitment of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the relevant international and regional conventions on human rights. Second: Proposed draft law to amend Article No. (13) of Law No. (11) of 1975 regarding Passports 1. The NIHR expressed its advisory opinion on the proposed law to amend Article No. (13) of Law No. (11) of 1975 regarding passports, composed of two articles and a preamble, where the first Article thereof contained Article No. (13) of Law No. (11) of 1975 regarding passports grants passports to the underage (minor) with the approval of the custodian mother, and the second Article is executive. 2. Article No. (13) of the proposed law states “Minors are not issued separate passports except with the approval of their legal custodians; the NIHR Bahrain- Eighth Annual Report 2020 106