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Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry a. Any person who has suffered material, psychological or physical damage caused by a member of the public security forces or public officials; b. Any member of the public security officer or any public official who has suffered material, psychological or physical damage inflicted by persons in the course of fulfilling their duties; c. Any other person who has suffered material, psychological or physical damage as a result of the violent events of February/March 2011 I Bahrain, or as a result of violent events of a similar nature that occur after that time. 1679. Victims who may seek relief from the Fund include the direct victim as well as family up to and including fourth degree relatives, dependants of the direct victim, and persons who have suffered harm intervening to assist victims in distress or to prevent victimisation. The remedies provided extend beyond compensation and include: (i) reparation; (ii) restitution; (iii) compensation; (iv) rehabilitation; (v) satisfaction; and (vi) guarantees of nonrepetition. Victims may seek compensation for economic harm. Additionally, the Decree Law is both backward-looking and forward-looking, and contains no time limit for making a claim. However, a final criminal conviction must be rendered against the perpetrator of the human rights violation for the victim to receive compensation. H. Rebuilding of Places of Worship 1680. On 22 May 2011, HM King Hamad announced that new Shia places of worship would be built. The statement was made shortly after several religious structures were demolished by the GoB. 1681. A committee was formed to study the rebuilding of places of worship on an area-by-area basis across Bahrain. On 13 November 2011, the Minister of Justice announced that the committee had examined the situation in Hamad Town (the first area for rebuilding) and was in the process of allocating building licences and plots of land for new places of worship there. The statement also indicated that the GoB would shortly make funds available for the building of mosques and ma’atams in that area. I. Reforms to the Police Training Program 1682. The MoI informed the Commission that it has undertaken a complete overhaul of its training program for police officers to take into account the lessons learnt from the arrests and detentions in February and March 2011. The revised program aims to be comprehensive, covering all aspects of a policeman’s day-to-day duties. The program lasts for twelve weeks and teaches an internationally recognised protocol for policeman called “Systems Approach to Training”. The MoI instituted the new program in May 2011, and the first batch of trained policeman completed the program in August 412
Chapter XI — Measures and Remedies Undertaken by the Government 2011. The MoI has announced that it will continue to provide human rights training regularly, and is examining ways in which to improve the training given to policeman further. Further training programmes that the Commission was informed about were: a. The Commission was shown a copy of a circular from the MoI dated 6 September 2011, in which it was announced that the police training curriculum would include revised modules on “Police Safety Training”. The Academy of Police of the MOI has stressed the importance of incorporating human rights issues its training curriculum. b. The Ministry of Interior has announced that the following refresher courses will be available as part of its overhaul of the police training programme: i. A refresher course for officers from the rank of second lieutenant to the rank of captain. This is an eight-week full-time course for 20-30 participants consisting of field training, theoretical lectures and field visits. The course is designed to improve the participants’ knowledge of the topics covered, including the subject of human rights. ii. A criminal investigation techniques course for officers from the rank of second lieutenant to the rank of captain. It is a one-week, full-time course for five to eight participants and its aim is to provide training on the development of investigation techniques according to the latest procedural and legal regulations and to make participants aware of human rights principles that may apply to criminal investigations. iii. A course on arrest and search procedures is offered to officers from the rank of second lieutenant to the rank of captain. It is a one-week, full-time course for five to eight students. It is designed to offer training on the legal rules regulating the conduct of arrests and searches focusing on compliance with international human rights principles. c. In addition it is planned that non-commissioned officers will be able to take a range of training programmes, including a treatment of prisoners course, which is for 15-25 participants, and takes the form of theoretical and practical lectures focusing on the legal rules and human rights principles regulating the conduct of arrests and searches. 413
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