international convention in particular, in addition to other issues
related to discrimination and inequality in general.
2.6
By operation of the NIHR role regarding receiving complaints, providing
legal assistance and 22 monitoring cases, specifically with regard to
racial discrimination and inequality, from the establishment of the NIHR
until 2021, it received (6) allegations of racial discrimination, two of
which were classified as a complaint; one in 2013 and the other in 2018.
(3) of those allegations were related to legal assistance, two of which
were submitted in 2017 and the other in 2018. It is noted that in 2019,
NIHR did not receive any complaints or requests for legal assistance
related to racial discrimination. However, in 2020, NIHR received an
allegation of racial discrimination and was classified as legal assistance
and one case was monitored. In 2020, it received one legal assistance
case and one monitoring case. In 2021, NIHR did not receive any
complaints, legal assistance requests, or event monitoring cases
related to racial discrimination. In 2022, NIHR received one case was
monitored as discrimination against Muslim women.
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22 Guide to Receiving Complaints and Providing Legal Assistance (issued pursuant to Council of Commissioners
Resolution No. (41) of 2018).
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