to apply in accordance with international standards”, the Attorney-General Decision No. 8 of 2012 was issued to establish the Special Investigation Unit. The decision grants it the mandate to investigate and act upon any claims of torture and other types of ill-treatment. In accordance with its establishment decision, the unit operates independently under the supervision of the Attorney-General. It is headed by a Chief Prosecutor who is assisted by a number of experienced investigators. The unit is provided with the necessary support to carry out its functions. 2. Enforced disappearance crime in light of national legislation and international human rights Law 2.1  Enforced disappearance is a crime that directly affects civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. The essence of this crime is the deprivation of the individual liberty through his arrest, detention or abduction without providing procedural and other substantive safeguards and judicial oversight that prevents public authorities or those assigned by it from committing such crime. 2.2  Although the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain does not expressly refer in its provisions to the crime of enforced disappearance, it includes a provision that includes acts that might be described as enforced disappearance under certain circumstances. Article 19 of the Constitution provides that: “Personal freedom is guaranteed under the law. b. A person cannot be arrested, detained, imprisoned or searched, or his place of residence specified or his freedom of residence or movement restricted, except under the provisions of the law and under judicial supervision. c. A person cannot be detained or imprisoned in locations other than those designated in the prison regulations covered by health and social care and subject to control by the judicial authority. 15