Meeting

The National institution for Human Rights (NIHR)’s Committee on Complaints, Monitoring and Follow-up has convened its 27^th regular meeting, under the chairpersonship of Mrs. Rawda Salman Al-Aradi and membership of Mr. Khalid Abdulaziz Al-Sha’er, NIHR Vice-Chairman, Mr. Ahmed Sabah Al-Saloom and Ms. Dina Abdelrahman Al-Ladhi.

The Committee has opened its agenda by reviewing the actions taken with regard to all its previous resolutions and recommendations.  Then, it reviewed the statements related to the complaints received by the NIHR Call Centre and Complaints Receiving Centre, the legal aids provided, and the cases monitored by the media and social media for the duration from 27 August till 25 September, where 36 cases have been dealt with during the period concerned, which included complaints, legal aids and monitoring cases.  The Committee discussed the actions taken with regard to each case, by reviewing the letters sent to the relevant competent authorities.

The Committee also met with the relatives of some of the inmates of the correction and rehabilitation centres to receive their complaints, understand the conditions and health situation of their inmates and ensure that they receive the necessary medical care, within the framework of the Committee's keenness to protect human rights especially the rights of persons with restricted freedoms.