3.12. 3.13. 3.14. 3.15. 3.16. 3.17. 3.18. 15 Convention on the Rights of the Child - to which the Kingdom of Bahrain acceded by Decree-Law No. (16) of 1991 - stated that States Parties recognize the right of the child to education, and with a view to achieving this right progressively and on the basis of equal opportunity, they shall, in particular, make primary education compulsory and available free to all, and take measures to encourage regular attendance at schools and the reduction of drop-out rates. In this respect, and to activate the mandate of the NIHR in conducting announced and unannounced field visits to monitor human rights situations in correctional institutions, detention centers, labor gatherings, health and education centers, or any other public place suspected of being a site of human rights violations, the NIHR visited the pre-trial detention center at the Dry Dock Facility in March 2016 in accordance with established procedures; and conducted an unannounced visit to the juvenile care center in Issa City in August 2017. The NIHR’s delegation met with law enforcement officials in each of the two centers mentioned above to ensure the availability of the appropriate environment for provision of maximum protection. The delegation was informed of the guarantees provided to juvenile inmates and detainees to enable them to communicate with the outside world by receiving visitors and making telephone calls, or writing letters and filing complaints. During the two visits, the delegation of the NIHR met with a number of juveniles in custody, their requests and complaints were recorded, and their needs were identified, in order to take appropriate actions in coordination with the management of the center. All of the meetings were private and held in an independent place without supervision from the management of the centers or their staff. As far as receiving complaints relevant to the rights of the child, the NIHR dealt with (54) complaints during the period from 2016 to the date of preparation of this report. The parents, on behalf of their children, submitted the complaints, which contents varied in terms of rights that were violated. The number of complaints on civil and political rights was (42) complaints, of which (11) complaints pertained to the right to physical and moral integrity, (25) complaints on fair trial guarantees, and (6) complaints concerning the right to a nationality. Regarding complaints related to economic, social and cultural rights, the total number of complaints received by the NIHR was (12) complaints, of which (3) complaints related to the right to education and (9) complaints pertained to the right to health. Returning to the provisions of the NIHR’s Establishment Law, and to Section Seven of the Guide on Receiving Complaints and the Provided Legal NIHR_Bahrain©CRC_parallel report 2018