enjoys their constitutionally established rights, and put in place all guarantees for this purpose.14 3.11 With regard to the right to education, NIHR, at the end of each academic year, monitors the call by some newspapers and some social media for a more transparent and clear mechanism regarding the distribution of scholarships and grants for outstanding students at the secondary level, despite the fact that Ministry of Education Affairs affirmed that it adopts fair and transparent criteria regarding the distribution of these scholarships and grants. NIHR, however, considers the importance of having a regulation that defines a clear and specific mechanism for dealing with this issue. 3.12 In terms of the health sector, and given that the Kingdom - similar to other countries - was affected by the spread of (COVID -19) within its territory, Bahrain has taken preventive and treatment measures in order to limit the spread of this virus among all those covered by its jurisdiction, whether they are citizens or foreigners. These health care measures are characterized as completely non-discriminatory by providing comprehensive and free health care of all types to all people, including those infected with the virus, their contacts, suspects persons, as well as providing free optional vaccination to citizens and residents alike without discrimination. 3.13 In this regard, the Kingdom has also taken some incentive measures to rectify the legal conditions of violating labor, which extends from (April 1 to December 31), 2020, in addition to (14) Annex: The advisory opinion of the National Institution for Human Rights with regards to the rights of the elderly to an adequate standard of living regarding the amendment of Ministerial Resolution No. (909) of 2015 on the Housing System. “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 15