to the right of persons whose freedom is restricted to enjoy an adequate standard of living by providing living necessities of the place,
food, clothing and other needs in
the correction and rehabilitation
center.
the issuance of a Royal Order granting her the honor of the Bahraini nationality. Assistance was filed for
lack of jurisdiction, but legal advice
was extended to the concerned, informing her of the procedures to be
followed and directing her to file a
lawsuit before the administrative
courts.
31. The NIHR provided (196) legal aid
related to different civil and political rights, including (14) related to
the right to nationality, of which (7)
cases from foreigners requesting
Bahraini citizenship were filed for
lack of jurisdiction, while providing
legal advice to those concerned,
and informing them of the procedures to be followed.
35. Within the same context, the NIHR
provided legal aid to inmate
(M.A.H.) who requested assistance
in renewing his identification documents – passport - and identity
card. The NIHR made direct contact
with the Administration of the Correction and Rehabilitation Center,
and its response explained that the
passport renewal procedures are
completed and that his passport
was handed over to his relatives.
32. The NIHR also provided legal aid to
Mrs. (H.A.A.), who requested assisting her granddaughter (F.M.L.) in
obtaining the Bahraini nationality,
being the daughter of a Bahraini citizen (the mother). Accordingly, the
NIHR addressed the Ministry of Interior, who responded that there is
an application filed for the said
granddaughter to obtain Bahraini
nationality among other applications from children of Bahraini
women.
36. Also, the NIHR provided legal assistance to Mrs. (A.M.A.), who, on behalf of her child brother (F.S.S.),
asked for assistance in renewing his
identification documents - passport, indicating that their mother is
in the Correction and Rehabilitation
Center and that the General Directorate of Nationality, Passports and
Residence Affairs requested the
presence of the mother in person to
complete the legal procedures. The
NIHR filed the assistance due to lack
of seriousness after contacting the
concerned several times to complete the procedures and submit
the necessary supporting documents, but she did not pick up the
phone.
33. Another assistance was provided to
Mrs. (H.M.A.), who requested that
her “stateless” children be granted
Bahraini nationality being children
of a Bahraini citizen (the mother),
and the response explained that
granting nationality is an act of sovereignty.
34. On the same subject, the NIHR provided legal assistance to citizen
(H.M.S.) to the effect that the General Directorate of Nationality,
Passports and Residence Affairs did
not hand over her passport, after
37. In addition, the NIHR provided legal
assistance to Mrs. (A.R.S.), who
asked the NIHR to assist her in obtaining a travel document for her
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