Summary Assessment of the National Institution for Human Rights of Bahrain

Briefing submitted to the  Sub-Committee on Accreditation of National Human Rights Institutions for consideration at the October 2023 assessment of the National Institution for Human Rights of Bahrain (NIHRB)

1. This briefing assesses the compliance, in law and practice, of Bahrain’s National Institution for Human Rights (NIHRB) with the United Nations’ Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions (the Paris Principles, see below) and the NIHRB’s general role in promoting a culture of human rights, including adherence to international human rights standards, as well as its legislative and investigative practices.
2. While intended to be used by Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI)-linked officials, this text is also written with the general reader in mind.