The proposal included5 the need to provide a comprehensive definition of the various facets of political exploitation of children, such as exploitation by political groups in acts of violence, vandalism, and terrorism, whether for exchange of money or not. In addition, political exploitation of children can be by using and exploiting them in anti-government marches, rallies, and demonstrations, and in election campaigns in a way, that puts them at danger. With this, the legal umbrella for the protection of the child from all forms of political exploitation would be complete. Moreover, the proposal included the need to impose penalties involving deprivation of liberty or pecuniary penalties on perpetrators of child exploitation by incorporating progressive penalties, depending on the type and form of exploitation that may occur to the child, in the Law. 3.4 Recommendation: Make the necessary amendments to the provisions of Law No. (37) of 2012 on the promulgation of the Child Law by the legislative authority to include provisions that criminalize the political exploitation of children such as exploiting them by political groups in acts of violence, vandalism, and terrorism, whether in return for money or not; exploiting and using children in anti-government demonstrations and in election campaigns in a way that puts them at risk. 4. Torture and other Forms of Ill-treatment: Article 37 (a) of the Convention 4.1 The Penal Code promulgated by Decree-Law No. (15) of 1976 and its amendments contains provisions providing the legal cover for the protection of the right to life and the right to physical and moral integrity. On this basis, Law No. (52) of 2012 amending certain provisions of the Penal Code promulgated by Decree-Law No. (15) of 1976, by amending the provisions of Articles (208) and (232), was promulgated. 4.2 From the amendment of the previous legal provisions, it is noted that:6 4.3 The definition of the offense is extended in two ways: the first is based on the purpose of the act. “Coercion to confess” or “penalizing a person for something he has committed” has become a proscribed action, which may lead to suspicion of committing a torture act. The second is based on the 5 For further information on the proposal to amend the provisions of Articles (60) and (69) of Law No. (37) of 2012 on the promulgation of the Child Law, please see the Third Annual Report of the National Institution for Human Rights, 2015, at the NIHR website, Annual Reports Section: www.nihr.org.bh 6 For further information on the Parallel Report of the National Institution for Human Rights of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Committee against Torture, March 2017, please see the Report on the NIHR website: www.nihr.org.bh 19 NIHR_Bahrain©CRC_parallel report 2018