cedures in a government agency despite continuously checking with the Directorate, where they were always informed that their application is being processed. Accordingly, the NIHR addressed the Ministry of Interior to consider the matter and discuss the possibility of granting them a certificate of good conduct if there is no legal impediment to this, but the NIHR did not receive a response within the time frame for this report. failure of the General Directorate of Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs to grant his grandson (A.H. S) Bahraini citizenship as he was born outside the Kingdom of Bahrain, despite ruling issued by the administrative courts obligating the General Directorate of Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs to issue a passport. The ruling was not implemented, which prompted him to communicate with the NIHR, which addressed the Ministry of Interior to consider the matter. The Ministry replied that the concerned checked with the Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs for the implementation of the ruling in 2019, submitting a power of attorney issued by the Republic of Germany (Berlin) attached to it an uncertified Arabic translation by one of the translation offices in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Accordingly, the NIHR directed the complainant to the Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs to submit a certified translation of the power of attorney issued by the Republic of Germany and to attach the necessary documents so that the concerned department can issue the passport. 5. The NIHR received (30) complaints related to individual's right to enjoy the highest attainable standard of health (the right to health)14, of which (1) one complaint was from ordinary individuals and (29) complaints were from inmates in correction and rehabilitation centers or pre-trial detention centers. 6. On a related note, the NIHR received (9) complaints related to the right to enjoy an adequate standard of living (the right to housing)15. It has received (2) complaints from ordinary individuals about the right to housing, and (7) complaints related to the right of persons whose freedom is restricted to enjoy a decent standard of living through the provision of living necessities like place, food, clothing, within the correction and rehabilitation center. 8. Regarding the right to physical and moral integrity, the NIHR received (6) complaints related to the protection of the right to physical and moral integrity, including a complaint from (M.A.Z.), stating that he 7. With regard to civil and political rights, the NIHR received one complaint only related to the right to citizenship from citizen (S.S.S.) on the 14 This right was touched on in Chapter Three of this Report “Key Issues with a Direct Impact on the Human Rights Situation in the Kingdom of Bahrain”. 15 These three rights were touched on in Chapter Three of this Report “Key Issues with a Direct Impact on the Human Rights Situation in the Kingdom of Bahrain”. 89

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