Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry

Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry
J. Steps taken by the Ministry of Interior to Make
Detention Centres Safe
1683. On 20 April 2011, the MoI established an internal committee to
supervise and review its detention centres (long term and police stations).
This committee is required to conduct spontaneous inspections of each
detention centre in order to ensure that appropriate safety and security
safeguards are in place and that each detainee’s rights are respected. This
committee reports approximately twice monthly to the General Inspector.
This report is required to identify any problems found during the random
inspections.
1684. In August 2011, the Ministry of Interior finalised posters setting out,
in detail, the rights of detainees under Bahraini and international law, as a
reminder to all prison officers. The Commission was informed that these are
now on display in all prisons and detention centres.
K. Constitutional Reform
1685. The National Dialogue recommended that the 2002 Constitution of
Bahrain be revised to address some of the criticisms that had been levelled
against it. Therefore, as part of the measures that it plans to undertake to
implement the recommendations of the National Dialogue, the GoB has
prepared 20 amendments to the Constitution. The proposed amendments
extend to the following articles: 42; 46; 52; 53; 57; 65; 67; 68; 83; 85; 86; 87;
88; 91; 92; 102; 103; 109; 115; and 120.
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