NIHR’s Committee on Complaints, Monitoring and Follow-up convenes its 18th Regular Meeting
26 Nov 2018
The National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR)’s Committee on Complaints, Monitoring and Follow-up convened its 18th regular meeting under the chairpersonship of Ms. Maria Khoury and membership of Mr. Khaled Alshaer and Mrs. Rawdha Alaradi.
The Committee reviewed all the complaints received by the NIHR, amounting to (6) complaints, which varied between the right to health and the right to work, as well as the legal assistance provided by the NIHR during October and November, amounting to (38) cases of legal assistance. In addition, the NIHR observed (5) cases via the media and social media and received (115) calls via the toll-free hotline for receiving complaints during the said period.
The Committee discussed the desire to hold a joint meeting between a number of bodies in Bahrain next year, with a view to discuss ways of activating work and cooperation in order to improve the human rights situation in the national legislation.
The Committee also discussed the possibility of conducting a field visit to a juvenile care center in 2019, with a view to determine the child rights situation and ensure the services provided therein.
