The Kingdom of Bahrain places the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) Report as a vital reference when it comes to implementing the BICI recommendations to the unfortunate events that took place since February 2011.

This website highlights all of the implemented actions that are taken by the engaged and the concerned parties according to the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry’s Report as well as to present the progress of these executions as ordered by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa. The actions taken will be uploaded directly on this page for the public to be able to always follow the updates after the diffusion of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry’s report.

• 1715 - Implementation Program

  To establish an independent and impartial national commission consisting of personalities of high standing representing both the Government of Bahrain (GoB), opposition political parties and civil society to follow up and implement the recommendations of this Commission. Read more

• 1716 - Government Accountability Mechanism

  To establish a national independent and impartial mechanism to determine the accountability of those in government who have committed unlawful or negligent acts resulting in the deaths, torture and mistreatment of civilians with a view to bringing ... Read more

• 1717 - MoI Ombudsman, Police Code of Conduct

  To place the office of the Inspector General in MoI as a separate entity independent of the Ministry‘s hierarchical control, whose tasks should include those of an internal ―ombudsman‘s office , such as that which exists in many other countriesr ... Read more

• 1718 - NSA Reforms - Intelligence Agency, Ombudsman, National Safety situations

  To amend the decree establishing the NSA to ensure that the organisation is an intelligence gathering agency without law enforcement and arrest authorities... Read more

• 1719 - Torture claims investigations ...

  To adopt legislative measures requiring the Attorney-General to investigate claims of torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and to use independent forensic experts ... Read more

• 1720 - National Safety Courts and fair trial rights ...

  To make subject to review in ordinary courts all convictions and sentences rendered by the National Security Courts where fundamental principles of a fair trial, including prompt and full access to legal counsel and inadmissibility of coerced testimony ... Read more

• 1722 (a) - Investigations and Government Accountability ...

  To conduct effective investigations in accordance with the Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions of all the deaths that have been attributed to the security forces ... Read more

• 1722(b) - Mechanism to investigate ill treatment and public abuses ...

  To establish a standing independent body to examine all complaints of torture or ill-treatment, excessive use of force or other abuses at the hands of the authorities. The burden of proving that treatment complies with the prohibition of torture ... Read more

• 1722(c) - Public security and public order training ...

  To implement an extensive program of public order training for the public security forces, the NSA and the BDF, including their private security companies, in accordance with UN best practices... Read more

• 1722(d) - Detention practices ...

  To avoid detention without prompt access to lawyers and without access to the outside world for more than two or three days. (b) In any event, all detention should be subject to effective monitoring by an independent body ... Read more

• 1722(e) - Community policing

  The Commission recommends that the GoB establish urgently, and implement vigorously, a programme for the integration into the security forces of personnel ... Read more

• 1722(f) - Judiciary and prosecutorial training

  To train the judiciary and prosecutorial personnel on the need to ensure that their ... Read more

• 1722(g) - AV recording of detainee interviews

  There should be audiovisual recording of all official ... Read more

• 1722(h) - Speech activity charges and convictions

  To review convictions and commute sentences of all persons charged with offences involving political expression, not consisting of advocacy of violence ... Read more

• 1722(i) - Death sentences

  A final death sentence has not been passed in any case arising out of the unrest. If such a sentence is confirmed by a final judgment ... Read more

• 1722(j) - Victim compensation: Death

  To compensate and provide remedies for the families of the deceased victims in a manner that is commensurate with the gravity of their loss. In this connection, the Commission welcomes the Royal Decree Law N0 ... Read more

• 1722(k) - Victim compensation: Ill treatment

  To compensate and provide remedies for all victims of torture, ill-treatment or prolonged incommunicado detention ... Read more

• 1723(a) - Employee reinstatement: Public sector (speech activity)

  To ensure that the remaining dismissed employees have not been dismissed because of ... Read more

• 1723(b) - Employee reinstatement: Private sector

  To use all its powers to ensure that public corporations and other employers who dismissed employees for failure to appear for work at the time of the demonstrations ... Read more

• 1723(c) - Student reinstatement and disciplinary procedures

  To reinstate all students who have not been criminally charged with an act of violence and (b) to put in place a procedure whereby students who were expelled on legitimate grounds may apply for reinstatement after a reasonable period of time ... Read more

• 1723(d) - Rebuilding demolished places of worship

  To follow up on the statement by HM King Hamad to the effect that the GoB will consider rebuilding, at its expense, some of the demolished religious structures in accordance with administrative regulations... Read more

• 1724(a) - Liberalizing media environment

  To consider relaxing censorship and allowing the opposition greater access to television broadcasts, radio broadcasts and print media ... Read more

• 1724(b) - Media professional standards

  To establish professional standards for the media and other forms of publications that contain an ethical code and an enforcement mechanism, designed to uphold ethical and professional standards in order to avoid incitement to hatred ... Read more

• 1724(c) - Preventing hate speech and incitement to violence

  To undertake appropriate measures including legislative measures to prevent incitement to violence, hatred, sectarianism and other forms of incitement which lead to the violation of internationally protected human rights ... Read more

• 1725(a) - Educational curricula

  To develop educational programs at the primary, secondary, high school and university levels to promote religious, political and other forms of tolerance ... Read more

• 1725(b) - National reconciliation program

  In general, the Commission recommends to the GoB the development of a national reconciliation programme that addresses the grievances of groups which are, or perceive themselves, to be deprived of equal political ... Read more

• Other - Other Recommendations and Initiatives

  Supreme Constitutional Court has been asked to review the constitutionality of National Safety Law (Royal Decree No 18 of 2011), in line with a BICI recommendation ... Read more