referred to the House of Representatives, while the last section is allocated concerning the suggested perspectives to the government, such as regards to elements which impinge or directly impact human rights and basic freedoms, while taking into consideration the provisions of the Constitution, and the relevant regional and international instruments and standards. Section I: Advisory opinions submitted by the National Institution for Human Rights to the Shura Council While valuing the efforts devoted by the Shura Council in all matters related to human rights given that it is the constitutional institution guaranteeing public rights and freedoms, the National Institution received during the period which the report covers a total of two requests to obtain the perspectives, as follows: First: A bill amending Article (2) of Law Number (74) of 2006 concerning the care of, rehabilitation and employment of the physically handicapped: 1. The National Institution presented its advisory opinion concerning a bill amending Article (2) of Law Number (74) of 2006 concerning care, rehabilitation and employment of the physically handicapped, including in addition to the preamble one article and another executive article, and it aims to lend support insofar as the condition experienced by the Bahraini woman married to a foreigner and residing in the Kingdom of Bahrain with her offspring in a manner consistent with the legislations of the Kingdom supporting the Bahraini woman, given that this category is experiencing health conditions necessitating provision of care and the appropriate services. 2. Article (2) provides as stated in the draft law (bill) that “the provisions of this Law apply to physically handicapped persons from among Bahrainis and to the physically handicapped from among the offspring of a Bahraini woman married to a foreigner who are permanent residents of the Kingdom of Bahrain,” while the same stipulation occurring in the original Law provides that “the provisions of this Law apply to physically handicapped Bahrainis.” 3. The National Institutions explained in its perspectives that given that the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain and particularly Article (18) thereof explicitly provides that “People are equal in human dignity, and citizens are equal before the law in public rights and duties. There shall be no discrimination among them on the basis of sex, origin, language, religion or creed.” This signifies that the Constitution which is considered the foundation of the legal system of the State emphasizes that the citizens, whether males or females, are equal in all the rights and freedoms and there is no discrimination between them based on gender or origin or religion or language or belief. 4.  While Article (37) of the Constitution automatically considers international conventions once ratified to be a part of national legislation given that they are ratified by a constitutional tool (the Law) issued by the legislative authority- House of Representatives and Shura Council- hence the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) to which the Kingdom 16