recommendations, which it deems appropriate to advance the actuality of the rights of persons with disabilities in the Kingdom of Bahrain. General Purpose and Obligations (Articles 1-4) (1) The constitutional and legal framework for implementing the Convention: 1.1 Although the rights of persons with disabilities are not explicitly stipulated in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain, paragraph (c) of Article No. (5) guarantees social security for a group of categories, by stating that: “The state guarantees the achievement of the necessary social security for citizens in the event of old age, illness, inability to work, orphan hood, widowhood or unemployment, it also provides them with social insurance and health care services, and works to protect them from ignorance, fear and poverty.” 1.2 On the national legislation level, Law No. (74) of 2006 regarding the care, rehabilitation and employment of the disabled and its amendment’s guarantee for the category of persons with disabilities their right to care, rehabilitation and employment, through a number of provisions that included obligating ministries and concerned parties to provide organized and continuous services for this category, especially in the medical, social, educational, cultural, sports, employment, transportation, housing and other fields. To activate this, the law obligated the concerned ministry - the Ministry of Labor and Social Development - to establish rehabilitation centers and institutes, care homes and workshops for people with disabilities, and shelters for the cases that are in need of them. 1.3 The NIHR contributed to the process of developing and amending Law No. (74) of 2006 regarding the care, rehabilitation, and employment of people with disabilities. The NIHR submitted (4) advisory opinions to the Council of Representatives and the Shura Council regarding the amendment of the Law, which came as follows: a) The NIHR submitted its advisory opinion to the Shura Council at the request of the Council regarding a draft law to amend Article (5) of the Law, which grants the employee or worker with a degree of disability, and the employee or worker who takes care of his spouse or one of his disabled relatives, two hours of paid daily rest, in accordance with the conditions and controls determined by a decision of the competent minister. The NIHR concluded that this grant does not contradict the principle of equality, but rather is a form of positive discrimination that guarantees the empowerment of people with disabilities to preserve human dignity. 4