2. Efforts of the National Human Rights Institution in Protecting the Right to Equality and Combating Racism21 2.1 The provisions of Law No. (26) of 2014 granted NIHR quasi-judicial powers in paragraphs (e, f, and g) of Article (12). It was decided that NIHR, in order to achieve its objectives, has jurisdiction to “monitor violation of human rights, conduct the necessary investigation, draw the attention of the competent authorities and provide them with proposals on initiatives to put an end to such violations and, where necessary, to express an opinion on the reactions and positions of the competent authorities”. Clause (f) provides that it has the mandate “To receive, examine and consider complaints related to human rights, refer them, if necessary, to the relevant authorities, with effective follow-up, or enlightening those concerned with most-follow procedures and help them to implement them, or asset in the settlement with the relevant authorities”. 2.2 In addition, NIHR has the mandate “To perform announced and unannounced field visits, to monitor human rights situation in reform institutes, detention centers, labor gatherings, health and education centers, or any other public place in which it is suspected that human rights violations are taking place”. It is evident that NIHR has a broad mandate to receive individual complaints of various human rights, including civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including complaints of racial discrimination. 21 For further information on NIHR efforts in the field of human rights protection, please see NIHR annual reports for the years (2013-2019) published on NIHR website: Annual Reports Section: via the following link: www.nihr.org.bh “Additional Information” Parallel Report of the National Institution for Human Rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) © 2022 24