Section I: NIHR Consultative Opinion Submitted to Council of Representatives (Legislative Authority) In appreciation of the efforts exerted by the House of Representatives regarding issues of relevance to human rights, as the constitutional institution guaranteeing public freedoms and rights, NIHR received a total of 8 cases for consideration and opinion, as follows: First: Decree -by-Law No. (68) for 2014 with regard on amendments of some provisions of Law No. (58) of 2006 with regard to protection of society from terrorist acts. 1. NIHR referred its consultative opinion on the provisions of Decree-by- Law No. (68) of 2014 amending some provisions of Law No. (58) of 2006 concerning the protection of society from terrorist acts, which included in addition to the preamble, 4 articles, the First Article to replace Articles No. (8), (15), (26), (27), and (28); in the Second Article to substitute the term “Terrorist Crimes Prosecution” with “Public Prosecution” ; and Article Three stated to add two new Articles No. (2 bis) and No. (27 bis) , while Article Four is executive. ‫اﻟﺘﻘﺮﻳﺮ اﻟﺴﻨﻮي اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ‬ ‫ﻟﻠﻤﺆﺳﺴﺔ اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻴﺔ ﻟﺤﻘﻮق اﻧﺴﻨﺎم‬ ‫ ـ ﻣﻤﻠﻜﺔ اﻟﺒﺤﺮﻳﻦ‬2015 ‫ﻟﻌﺎم‬ 2. NIHR affirms that although the responsibility of the protection of society from terrorist acts that disturb security and stability and threaten citizens and expatriates is that of the State, which has to take all measures to prevent threatening civil security and peace, however this should not be a cause to violate human rights and public freedom protected by the Constitution’s provisions, conventions, and international instruments for Human rights of relevance. 3. Article One of the Decree- by-Law propose to replace stipulated Article No. (8) stating that “Life imprisonment or imprisonment for a period of no less than 7 years shall be inflicted upon every person who trains one person or more on the manufacture or use of weapons and explosives or such other works that facilitate or prepare for the use thereof with the intent of using them in committing any of the crimes provided for in this Law. Imprisonment for a period of no less than 5 years shall be inflicted upon every person who is trained on the manufacture or use of weapons, explosives or such other training on works that facilitate or prepare for the use thereof intent of committing any of the crimes provided for in the preceding Paragraph. The same penalty provided for in the preceding paragraph shall be inflected upon every person commits collective violence acts or combat operations abroad not addressed to the Kingdom or participates in the same in any way”. 4. Followed by amending Article No. (15) to state that “A prison sentence shall be the penalty for each one who commits an assault against the officers in charge of enforcing the provisions of this Law or resists them by force, violence or threat in the course of carrying out his job duties or by reason thereof. The penalty shall be imprisonment for a period of no less than 7 years if the assault or resistance results in permanent disability without intention to cause the same or if the offender carries a weapon or kidnaps of takes hostage any of the officers in charge of enforcing the provisions of this Law, his spouse, in-laws, offsprings or a relative up to the fourth degree of relationship. The penalty shall be imprisonment for a period of no less than 10 years if the assault results in permanent disability intentionally. The penalty shall be life imprisonment, if the assault results in death without intention to kill him.” 28