with them, handling the obstacles facing them, and raising the bar for this segment human and basic rights. 10.9 In order to strengthen the rights of persons with disabilities amongst researchers and university students, the NIHR organized for the segment of students enrolled in the Legal and Human Rights Clinic at the University of Bahrain an open meeting to discuss the athletic rights of the persons with disabilities, and the extent of enjoying equally their right to practice athletics with others. The students themselves discussed the topic as a scientific discussion run by the NIHR, based on international, regional, and national standards relating to this segment rights of relevance, and ended with suitable recommendations in this regard. 10.10 It is to be noted that the program of the Legal and Human Rights Clinic, is a practical training program for the Law College students to acquire the needed skills in the human rights field. It includes providing workshops and presentations on the role of the NIHR in the field of promoting and protecting human rights. The program extends to 15 weeks, and covers the specialization of the NIHR in the promotion and protecting of human rights, through demonstrating the mechanism for receiving complaints and relevant measures, providing assistance and legal counseling, besides its role in monitoring cases of violation of human rights. 10.11 The NIHR played an active role in the field of protecting human rights by receiving complaints11 of all types related to human rights, review it and refer what is needed to competent authorities, as well as follow up effectively, or guide the relevant competent authorities of the required measures that should be undertaken, and help them to implement it or assist in settling it with competent authorities. 10.12 In the interest of the NIHR to provide the necessary protection for the most vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, it received one (1) complaint in the year (2020) regarding the right to education, in addition to (3) complaints in (2021); the context of these complaints covered different issues pertaining for right to education, right to physical and moral safety, and the right to health. The NIHR immediately contacted the competent authorities to tackle them. 10.13 The NIHR also provided three (3) legal assistance to persons with disabilities in the year (2019), in addition to providing six (6) legal assistance in the year (2020), and three (3) legal assistance in the year (2021). The NIHR contacted the competent authorities to tackle them for humanitarian 11 To view the Guide for receiving complaints and providing legal assistance: 18