committee writes down the voter’s choice in the presence of one of the committee’s members on the ballot and places it in the box. A report is drawn up and it remains confidential. Printing special ballot papers in Braille might disclose the voter’s identity when counting the votes. (4) Text of recommendation and summary of the competent authority’s reply to NIHR: Amend the provisions of Articles No (60) and No (69) of Law No. (37) of 2012 on the Child Law regarding the criminalization of the use of children in elections, and proposing appropriate and deterrent penalties for such dangerous criminal acts, focusing on the best interest of the child.  Summary of the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments (Waqf) reply to NIHR: The Ministry reported that the necessary legislative protection for the child was granted to grow up in a sound environment suitable for his/her shaping. In this sense, Law No. (4) of 2021 on Restorative Justice for Children and their Protection from Maltreatment was issued to include several provisions to protect the child from all forms of abuse and abetting to delinquency by criminalizing all acts involving mistreatment of the child or exploitation in any activity in violation of the law. (5) Text of recommendation and summary of the competent authority’s reply to NIHR: Amend the provisions of Decree-Law No. (14) of 2002 on the Exercise of Political Rights, as amended, to allow the candidate to choose more than one agent to follow up on the electoral process, provided the number of such agents does not exceed the maximum number of the public electoral centers.  Summary of the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments (Waqf) reply to NIHR: The Ministry stated that, in the Law on Exercising Political Rights, as amended, the Bahraini legislator was keen to strike a balance between ensuring the attendance and participation of the candidate and his/her agent and the proper conduct of the electoral process. In this sense, the number of agents is limited to one as it achieves the purpose of the concept of representation itself, to represent the candidate in attending and following up on the procedures. Therefore, allowing more than one agent is a matter that will lead to confusion and overcrowding inside the elections headquarter, which will affect the proper functioning of the organizational process at the polling station. Ninth Annual Report of the NIHR 63