8. The aim of these visits is to assess closely the conditions of the persons with restricted liberty in these centers, the extent to which their conditions are in line with regional and international human rights instruments and other relevant standards, especially those related to the capacity of these centers, the extent of the right of the inmates and detainees to communicate with the outside world, their access to suitable health care, treatment and medication, the quality of the food provided to them, and the extent of physical exercise made available to them. 9. To make sure that the inmates continue to enjoy practicing their religious rituals as provided for by the relevant law and regulations, the NIHR conducted field visits during Ashura in 2019 to reform and rehabilitation centers and remand centers for men and women, among which two visits were made to the reform and rehabilitation center for male inmates, and two visits for the male detainees in the remand center. In addition, two visits were carried out to the women’s correction, rehabilitation, and remand centers. During the visits, the NIHR met with a number of detainees and inmates of both genders, and made sure that facilities and services are provided to them to ensure practicing their religious rituals. The NIHR also coordinated with the management of the aforementioned centers in order to increase the period allocated for the practice of those rituals on the tenth day of the month of Muharram. There was a prompt response to the NIHR’s request by doubling the time allocated for the detainees and inmates. 10. In view of that, the NIHR confirms - based on the field visits it carried out during Ashura - that the freedom to observe religious rituals for inmates is guaranteed in a manner that does not harm or infringe the freedom and privacy of other inmates of all religions and sects in exercising their rituals, and in such a way that guarantees maintaining the security of the center and the safety of its inmates. 11. The NIHR also visited the Psychiatric Hospital, the Sickle-Cell Anemia Department at Salmaniya Medical Complex, and Muharraq Maternity and Geriatric Hospital to check on the situation of patients’ rights and find out the compatibility of the medical services provided to them with international human rights standards. The NIHR also visited Dar Al-Karama for Social Care, the Batelco Care Center for Family Violence Cases, the Yoko House for Parents Care, and the Child Welfare Home (Batelco Home). The total number of visits made by the NIHR from 2013 until October 2019 has reached (36) visits(6). Sixth: Hashtag # Guarantee your Right 12. Given the importance ascribed by the Law establishing the NIHR to spreading the culture of human rights and entrenching its principles in the society, in particular the provisions of Article (2) stating that the NIHR shall “undertake the promotion, development, and protection of human rights, consolidate its values, and disseminate awareness of it, and contribute in securing its exercise,” and the provisions of Article (12-m) of the same Law, stating that the (6) The details and recommendations of the visits are discussed in the NIHR’s previous reports; the details of the 2019 visits are included in the sub-section on the announced and unannounced visits of Section Three on the progress achieved in the field of human rights protection, in Chapter I of this report. 43