29. The NIHR also monitored what is being circulated through social media of an individual staging a sit-in protest outside the Bahraini embassy in the United Kingdom, claiming that his father, who is detained at the Reform and Rehabilitation Center, does not receive proper treatment and health care. Subsequently, the NIHR contacted the officials in the competent authorities, explaining that the detainee has been refusing to go to his medical appointments for six consecutive months, and that they have documents supporting this. 30. In the same context, the NIHR observed news on social media about an inmate in the Reform and Rehabilitation Center who is at risk of losing his vision because his treatment was not completed. Consequently, the NIHR contacted the concerned officials to find out the health status of the inmate and to ensure that appropriate treatment and health care are provided. 31. The NIHR monitored news through one of the social media sites; the first was about a woman who was concerned for her convicted father’s health because he was suffering from a stroke. The second news was under the title “Prisoner on the Edge of Death”. The NIHR immediately contacted the concerned authorities to determine the health status of both inmates and to ensure that they were provided with appropriate treatment and health care. 32. The NIHR monitored the activities of the director of a private company potentially involving suspicion of trafficking in persons, through withholding the passports of around (150) workers and members of their families, threatening them, preventing them from traveling, as well as forcing them to work for additional hours without pay. Attempts were made by the NIHR in this regard; and the monitoring case was filed for the termination of the violation case after making sure that the issue was settled with those concerned in the company. The NIHR has monitored another case on allegations of similar practices carried out by a private company. The NIHR followed up the matter urgently with the Labor Market Regulatory Authority to establish the validity of the allegations and take legal procedures with respect to it. 33. In addition, the NIHR received a telephone call from a female citizen about a domestic workers recruitment agency, which posted an advertisement on one of the social media outlets involving suspicion of trafficking in persons. The NIHR monitored the case; and the concerned committee substantiated the allegation. Consequently, the NIHR contacted the concerned officials at the Ministry of Labor and Social Development, and the necessary measures were taken against the said agency. 34. With regard to the right to an adequate standard of living, the NIHR has monitored news that circulated on social media Regarding a Bahraini woman whose son has cerebral palsy. The woman has been looking forward to geting a housing unit that meets the needs of her son’s health status for the past 16 years. After obtaining information about the mentioned woman, the NIHR coordinated and communicated with the concerned officials at the Ministry of Housing to consider her humanitarian situation to ensure that she, and her family, has a decent life. 54