6. In the same context, the NIHR prepared a form for attending court sessions to verify the guarantees
of a fair trial. The form contains a number of criteria that show the extent to which the rights of
the accused or litigants are available during the proceedings in court, and ensure the availability
of fair trial guarantees. The form is divided into two sections; the first is related to monitoring
the proceedings of the court in terms of hearing date, attendants, and the facts and events that
happened in the trial; the second section is related to observing the court room in terms of clarity
of the name, ease of access to the hall, the extent to which the place is accessible to and usable
by, persons with disabilities, in addition to observing the role and work of the court secretariat.
Table showing the number of court sessions attended by the NIHR to verify fair trial
guarantees during the years (2017 - 2019)
Year
Number of court sessions
2017
21
2018
27
2019
35
Total
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Fifth: Announced and unannounced field visits to places suspected of violating human rights
7. In order to activate the NIHR’s competence to carry out announced and unannounced field
visits to monitor the situation of human rights in correctional institutions, places of detention,
labor calls gatherings, health and education centers, or any other public place suspected to
be a place of human rights violations, the NIHR has carried out a number of announced and
unannounced visits to the Jau Reform and Rehabilitation Center, the Dry Dock Detention Center,
the Women’s Reform and Rehabilitation Center at Isa Town, the Juvenile Detention Center, the
Male and Female Deportation Center, a number of detention centers of the provincial police
directorates, the Detention Center of the General Directorate of Traffic, and the Migrant Shelter
and Deportation Center.
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