husband, on the pretext that her children have not yet reached the legal age to transfer the housing application to them. 68. The NIHR considers that the right to an adequate standard of living is one of the main rights, which the State must take the initiative to grant to individuals by providing adequate and decent housing, adequate water and food, in addition to enjoying a clean environment, and to improving the infrastructure of sewage networks, roads, and bridges to ensure their good health and wellbeing, and that of their families. 69. Accordingly, the Bahraini Constitution guarantees access to the right to housing as an element of the right to an adequate standard of living, as Paragraph (f) of Article No. (9) stipulates that, “the state shall work to provide housing for low-income citizens,” while Paragraph (g) stipulates that, “the state shall take the necessary measures to achieve the productive cultivation of arable lands…” and Paragraph (h) states that, “the state shall take the necessary measures to preserve the environment and preserve wildlife.” 70. This was followed by national legislation, where Decree-Law No. (10) of 1976, amended by Law No. (7) of 2009 regarding housing, and Resolution No. (909) of 2015 regarding the housing system, regulated all issues related to housing services provided by the State. g. Monitoring the human rights situation relating to the right to freedom and personal security 71. The NIHR has followed with great interest the issue of the suffering of Bahraini fishermen and sailors because of the Qatari Coast Guard patrols pursuing them while they are fishing in different areas of the territorial waters of the Kingdom of Bahrain. These pursuits resulted in physical, moral, and material harm that constituted risk to their lives depriving them of their freedom and personal security, and inflicting great deal of material losses resulting from cutting off their only source of livelihood and the livelihood of their families. 72. The NIHR regretted these actions carried out by the Qatari authorities, which violate all humanitarian principles and values sanctioned by international conventions, as well as violating the most important humanitarian principle, which is the principle of good neighborliness, and violating a set of human rights and fundamental freedoms, the most important of which is the right to life and the right to personal security, the right to work and freedom of movement within the territorial borders of the Kingdom of Bahrain, which are guaranteed by international human rights covenants. NIHR Bahrain- Eighth Annual Report 2020 80