Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain
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- Jurisdiction
- Bahrain
- Provision
- 19
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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Provision text
Official sourceArticle 19
a. Personal freedom is guaranteed under the law.
Regulation of evidence collection b. A person cannot be arrested, detained, imprisoned or searched, or his place of
Freedom of movement
Protection from unjustified restraint residence specified or his freedom of residence or movement restricted, except
under the provisions of the law and under judicial supervision.
c. A person cannot be detained or imprisoned in locations other than those
designated in the prison regulations covered by health and social care and
subject to control by the judicial authority.
Bahrain 2002 (rev. 2017) Page 7
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Prohibition of cruel treatment d. No person shall be subjected to physical or mental torture, or inducement, or
Regulation of evidence collection
Prohibition of torture undignified treatment, and the penalty for so doing shall be specified by law. Any
statement or confession proved to have been made under torture, inducement,
or such treatment, or the threat thereof, shall be null and void.
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Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain · wipo.int · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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