National Institution for Human Rights – Kingdom of Bahrain RECOMMENDATIONS: In light of the foregoing, NIHR recommends the following: 1. Urging the legislative authority to make amendments to Law No. 1 of 2008 on Combating Trafficking in Persons to ensure its comprehensiveness and consistency with the relevant international instruments. 2. Urging the legislative authority to conduct a comprehensive review of national legislation to ensure that it contain all relevant issues related to the crime of trafficking in persons, from prevention, treatment, to punishment of the perpetrators. 3. Urging the National Committee to Combat Trafficking in Persons to expedite establishing a comprehensive national strategy to combat and prevent the crime of trafficking in persons, to include in particular the necessary measures to prevent the crime, protect victims, and punish the perpetrators. 4. Urging the Government to take the necessary measures to ensure the representation of the NIHR in the National Committee to Combat Trafficking in Persons, in view of the National Institution role in the promotion and protection of human rights. 5. Urging the Government to create suitable centers to accommodate all victims of trafficking in persons, including victims of forced labor and male victims of trafficking in persons, which correspond to the magnitude of this crime, and providing these centers with experienced staff in health, psychological, social, and legal fields to provide all means of support to the victims. 6. Urging the Government to activate the provisions of the Law to Combat Trafficking in Persons, prosecute the perpetrators of these crimes, and conduct training programs to raise the efficiency of some of the competent authorities, especially judges, public prosecutors, public security officers, the Ministry of Labor inspectors, and workers in the recruitment offices. 7. Considering and allowing the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, of the Human Rights Council, to visit the Kingdom. FOURTH: RIGHT TO HEALTH 1. The right to health is one of the most fundamental human rights. This right is not limited to providing people with access to health care and the absence of diseases or incapacity, but it rather extends to the physical, mental, and social safety of the individual. The elements of basic health include the right to adequate food, adequate housing, clean water, working in safe and healthy conditions and a healthy environment, which leads in total to the highest attainable standard of health. 2. The Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain has guaranteed the right to health in Article 8, Paragraph “a”, which provides as follows: “Every citizen is entitled to health care. The State cares for public health and the state ensures the means of prevention and treatment by establishing a variety of hospitals and healthcare institutions”. Paragraph “b” of the same Article provides that: “Individuals and bodies may establish private hospitals, clinics or treatment centers under the supervision of the State and in accordance with the law”. 3. Within the framework of relevant national legislation, the Bahraini legislator paid attention to the right to health through the enactment of several regulations, most notably Decree- Law No. 4 of 1973, as amended, on Controlling the Use and Circulation of Narcotic Substances and Preparations, followed by Law No. 3 of 90