Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry

Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry
Appendix B — Royal Order No. 29 of 2011
Royal Decree No. 29 of 2011
In Respect of the Privileges and Immunities
Of
The Fact- Finding Commission and it Procedures
We, Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, having
reviewed the Constitution; and
Pursuant to the Decree-Law No. (8) for the year 1992 with respect to
ratification of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United
Nations dated 13 February 1946, and
Pursuant to the Decree No. 28 of 2011 with respect to the Fact-Finding
Commission.
Have ordered the following:
Article One
The Fact-Finding Commission Chairman and the members who are
performing missions for the Commission shall be accorded, and in
accordance with the prevailing laws and regulations of the Kingdom of
Bahrain, the same privileges and immunities as the United Nations Experts
referred to in Article VI of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities
of the United Nations dated 13 February 1946 pursuant to Articles V and VII
of that Convention.
Article Two
The government will appoint a coordinator as a liaison officer between the
Commission and the government bodies to facilitate the Commission’s
mission. The Commission, in the performance of its duties, should take into
account the confidentiality of the information provided by all those
government agencies as stated by the Constitution of Bahrain.
Article Three
This Decree shall come into effect as from the date of its issuance and be
published in the Official Gazette.
Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa
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