Meeting

Under the chairpersonship of Ms. Maria Khouri and membership of Mr. Khalid Abdul-Aziz Al-Shaer and Mrs. Rawdha Al-Aradi, the National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR)’s Committee on Complaints, Monitoring and Follow-up convened its 4^th regular meeting at the NIHR’s headquarters in the Seef District.

During the meeting, the Committee reviewed all the complaints received by the NIHR during June and July amounting to (11) complaints that revolved around the right to health, the right to work, the right to physical and moral integrity and the right to exercise various rights and freedoms.  The Committee also reviewed the legal assistance provided by the NIHR amounting to (45) cases in addition to monitoring (7) cases via the media and social media.  The NIHR also received (107) calls through the toll-free hotline for receiving complaints during the said period.

The Committee examined all its previous resolutions and recommendations and the actions taken thereupon, and concluded its meeting by presenting reports on attending a number of court hearings, in order to ensure fair trial guarantees.  The Committee decided to attend a larger number of trials and to communicate and meet with President of the Court of Cassation and Vice Chairperson of the Supreme Judicial Council in this regard.

It is worth mentioning that the NIHR receives complaints and applications for legal assistance either personally or via the toll-free hotline (80001144), the NIHR’s website (www.nihr.org.bh), or the (NIHR Bahrain) mobile smartphone application.