Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on 21 March (138330), whether they will review their position of welcoming Bahrain’s Restorative Justice Law for Children, in light of the conclusions of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Bahrain, published on 4 March.

The UK draws on a wide range of sources when assessing human rights issues in Bahrain. We continue to believe that the Restorative Justice Law for Children provides greater protections for children's rights than the law it replaces and is consistent with Article 37 of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child.  We welcome its entry into force and continue to support Government of Bahrain efforts to ensure the law is fully and effectively implemented.