does not exist for citizens in the original Law, is discriminatory, which leads to restricting, excluding, or preferring one group over another, and its purpose is to differentiate between citizens and other nationals. Therefore, the said proposed law is inconsistent with international human rights standards, and is inconsistent with the international obligations of the Kingdom of Bahrain in this regard. 1.12 In the context of the efforts made by NIHR at the legislative level, the NIHR in in its Fifth Annual Report of 2017, devoted a separate chapter on (Role of Human Rights Advocators in the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights), in which NIHR reviewed the position of the advocators in the field of international and regional decisions on human rights, especially in the field of combating racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia. It concluded the importance of enacting new legislation regulating the rights and obligations of human rights advocators and indicating the legal guarantees established for them.17 It is noted that NIHR, in its third annual report of 2015, has dedicated a chapter in which it addressed equality and non-discrimination in the enjoyment of rights18. 1.13 On the other hand, NIHR approved a strategy and action plan for the years (2022-2026), which includes (4) strategic objectives, as follows 19:  The impact of the Corona pandemic on the national economy and entrepreneurship. (17) For further reading: Fifth Annual Report of the National Institution for Human Rights on the progress in human rights situation in the Kingdom of Bahrain (2017) - to view the report, please visit NIHR website: Annual Reports Section: via the following link: www.nihr.org.bh (18) For further reading: Third Annual Report of the National Institution for Human Rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain (2015) - to view the report, please visit NIHR website: Annual Reports Section: via the following link: www.nihr.org.bh (19) For further reading: The official website of NIHR, at the following link: www.nihr.org.bh “Additional Information” Parallel Report of the National Institution for Human Rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) © 2022 21