concerning the Reform and Rehabilitation Centres, and the executive regulations of the Law, and
the National Institution also praises the approval of the Council of Ministers of creating a new
regulation named “the flexible work permit” which provides an alternative to utilizing irregular
manpower, while the Third Axis addressed the judicial measures related to the execution of the
convention in compliance with the Reform and Rehabilitation Centres Law.
16. The Fourth Axis on the other measures included the courses and workshops which the National
Institution held related to the Anti-Torture Convention during the previous period, and the training
programs it holds annually such as the legal training program for the Police in cooperation with
the Royal Academy Of Police, and the training program specialized in human rights for beginner
lawyers, and the program of the judges of the future in cooperation with Higher Judicial Council.
17. While the Fifth Axis contained the comments of the National Institution concerning practical
practices, including inaugurating the application of presenting complaints by smart phones, and
the updating of the official website which facilitated the procedures for the complaint submitters,
in addition to the visits undertaken by the Institution to the Reform and Rehabilitation Centers
during the previous period, in addition to the media and social media or local newspapers, and the
Institution also indicated that it has found substantial response from the executive authorities, and
particularly the Ministry of Interior, where cooperation was strengthened for the sake of enhancing
the performance of the employees entrusted with applying the law in line with the international
human and basic rights standards, and there was also a response to a number of the inquiries of
the Committee related to the role of the Institution in promoting and protecting human rights, such
through the interactive dialogue session with the committee members.
18. Moreover, the National Institution participated in the meetings of the 27th session of the taskforce
concerned with the compressive regular review of the Kingdom of Bahrain in Geneva Switzerland,
where the National Institution has submitted its parallel report of the regular review mechanism,
and the Institution showed through its participation in the meetings the significant transformations
witnessed by the Kingdom of Bahrain since His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa assumed
the throne, represented in an enhanced commitment to democracy and human rights, and it also
indicated the positive efforts exerted by the Kingdom in dealing with the recommendations of the
comprehensive regular review particularly in the field of criminal justice, child and anti-trafficking
law, and it lauded the role performed by the Government in providing the suitable climate for
freedom of thought, opinion, expression and belief.
19. Furthermore, the Institution partook in the deliberations of the 36th session of the Human Rights
Council, through which the response of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the findings and recommendations
of the taskforce concerned with the comprehensives review of the Kingdom of Bahrain was adopted.
20. Also, the National Institution participated in the thirteenth session of the Arab Human Rights
Council (Charter Committee) particular to discussing the first regular report submitted by the State
of Qatar, alongside its participation in the twelfth session of the Arab Human Rights Committee to
discuss the first report submitted by the State of Kuwait.
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