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”.
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