2.3 In terms of national legislation, Decree-Law No. 46 of 2002 promulgating the Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended, includes provisions prohibiting acts that may be described as enforced disappearance under certain circumstances. Article 61 of this Law provides that: “No person may be arrested except by order of the authorities that have competence under the law. He shall also be treated in a manner that protects human dignity and he shall not be subjected to physical or moral harm. Any person arrested shall be informed of the reasons for his arrest and he shall be entitled to contact any member of his family he deems fit to inform them of what happened and appoint an attorney”. Article 62 of the abovementioned Law states that: “No person may be imprisoned except in the prisons designated for this purpose”. 2.4 In terms of international human rights instruments, Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain has acceded under Law No. 56 of 2006, states that no one may be arbitrarily arrested or detained, or deprived of his freedom, except for the reasons stipulated in the law. It stresses that any person arrested must be informed of the reasons for his arrest and the charge against him, while ensuring that he is promptly brought to a judicial body within a reasonable period of time or released. It further confirms that every person who has been arrested or detained illegally is entitled to adequate compensation. 2.5   The Penal Code issued by Decree Law No. 15/1976 also criminalised acts of enforced disappearance, particularly those committed by civil servants. Article (357) stipulated that imprisonment for a period of three years for anyone who unlawfully arrests or detains a person, and imprisonment for 15 years in the case of unlawful arrest or detention by a civil servant on account of or on the performance of his or her duties. On the other hand, article (358) of the aforementioned Decree 16