provided to all citizens and residents in the Kingdom of Bahrain,
and that all inmates enjoy comprehensive health care around the
clock by specialized medical staff
from the Ministry of Health in coordination with the Ministry of Interior. In addition, medication is also
provided to all inmate patients on a
regular basis according to medical
prescriptions, and an ambulance
and a standby ambulance are always available. On September 18,
2022, the new medical clinic was
opened for the inmates of the Correction and Rehabilitation Center,
which is under the supervision of
Ministry of Health.
Arrange for weekly visits of the
families of children placed in social care homes at least once a
week.
- Call the children placed in social
care homes at least once a week.
- Call the children placed in social
care homes before they go to the
judicial authorities with their families and after they return to inform them of the latest developments.
- Arrange for home visits based on
children’s good behavior to encourage them to foster discipline
and good conduct.
- Arrange for any other additional
visits or communications depending on the case and when the
child in the social care home
needs it.
Summary of public hospitals’ response:
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Summary of public hospitals’
response:
No response was received during
the timeframe of this report.
Requirement Two
No response was received during the
timeframe of this report.
Recommendations Related to the Right
to Communicate with the Outside World
2) Text of the Recommendation and
Summary of the Response of the Concerned Authority:
1) Text of the Recommendation and
Summary of the Response of the Concerned Authority:
Reconsider promptly the suspension of
in-person family visits to correction and
rehabilitation centers by the competent authorities especially that the infection rates with the Corona virus are
declining. In addition, call for increasing
the number of video calls allowed to inmates or detainees, in particular those
infected with the virus or in contact
with them, as well as the quarantined
and isolated inmates in designated
buildings.
Take the necessary measures to avoid
interruption of communication of children placed in social care homes or private hospitals with their families or lawyers.
Summary of the Ministry of Social Development’s response:
The concerned entity stated that it
takes all the necessary measures that
would guarantee children in social
care homes maintain contact and
communication with their families or
lawyers, for example:
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Summary of the Ministry of Interior's response: