National Institution for Human Rights – Kingdom of Bahrain persons, imposes imprisonment and penalty, and considers the trafficked person as a “victim” who does not require punishment. 13. Given the victim’s right to rehabilitation, the Law pays attention to the victims by stating that they should be placed in medical or psychological rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, or shelters with the provision of accommodation. It provides for the victim’s right to bring his case before the courts, and allows the victim of the crime of trafficking in person to stay in the Kingdom - if foreign – provided that his legal conditions are adjusted. 14. In the field of protection of the victims of the crime of trafficking in persons, the Law does not indicate the need to provide protection and ensure complete confidentiality for the victims of the crimes of trafficking in persons, whether at the stage of investigation or trial. The Law also considers the crime of trafficking in persons a felony punishable by imprisonment, but it does not refer to the attempted crime of trafficking, the punishment of the accomplice in the crime, and the person knowingly benefiting from services or benefits through the victim of trafficking in persons. It further does not allude to the possibility of exempting the offender from punishment in the case of reporting the crime. 15. NIHR notes that the Committee established under Article No. 8 of the Law is a national committee entrusted with combating the crime of trafficking in persons. It is represented by the official bodies of government, along with civil society organizations. Therefore, it is obliged, as a national committee, to develop a national strategy to combat trafficking in persons. Accordingly, NIHR considered the function of this Committee. It has prepared a draft and sent it to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, being the concerned minister, to be forwarded to the said Committee for consideration and taking the necessary action. NIHR noted that this Committee does not carry out a significant activity that lives up to the powers assigned to it under the Law. Furthermore, since its formation, this Committee has not published its reports to the public on a regular basis in order to inform public opinion on the efforts to combat and prevent the crime of trafficking in persons. 16. NIHR contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to obtain information about the role of the National Committee, the decisions issued by the Committee, the number of cases and defendants, the judgments made against those who were accused in cases relating to trafficking in persons, the mechanisms adopted by the State to protect the victims and their families, the actions taken to rehabilitate the victims, the compensation offered to them, and the actions taken on the domestic workers and the assistance provided to them. However, the Institution has not received any response to date. 17. Within the framework of the mandate of NIHR to receive complaints related to trafficking in persons, it has received one complaint related to the sexual exploitation of the complainants. The National Institution addressed the National Committee to Combat Trafficking in persons, which reported that the complainants have left the Kingdom and that it could not take legal action in this complaint. It also received a request for intervention and assistance by two foreign girls who claimed that they are victims of the crime of trafficking in persons. They were directed to the AntiTrafficking in Persons Division of the Ministry of Interior. Upon follow-up by NIHR, it found that the two girls were placed at Dar Al-Aman of the Ministry of Social Development, and that legal actions were taken against the defendant party. 89