To monitor and investigate the human rights situation in the Kingdom,
through the media, social media or otherwise, and study or research to
determine the best ways to deal with them.
To transfer what the institution sees as referral of complaints, legal
assistance and monitoring cases that have been identified to the
competent authorities through the Chairperson and follow-up
effectively.
To consider the complaints referred by the Detention & Facilities
Visitation Committee from detained persons in correctional and
rehabilitation institutions, pre-trial detention, and detention centers, and
to refer to the Detention and Facilities Visitation Committee to take the
necessary action.
To coordinate trial hearings, court proceedings to ensure fair trial
guarantees, and to take necessary action to finalize attendance
reports.
To request information or data from any competent authorities in the
Kingdom during the institution exercise of its mandate, through the
Chairperson.
To recommend to develop a guide on receiving complaints and the
provided legal assistance, the mechanism for monitoring human rights
situations and providing insights on facilitating the work of the
Committee through the electronic complaints system.
To prepare statistics on complaints received by the institution, legal
assistance provided and cases of monitoring through the media and
social media, indicating the actions taken.
To contribute in the preparation of the draft parallel reports that the
Kingdom undertakes to submit periodically, and to make observations
thereon, as related to regional or international conventions pertaining
to human rights.
Any other competency referred to the Committee by the Chairperson,
or the Council Bureau, or the Council of Commissioners.
b) General Rights and Freedoms Committee
To prepare proposals and recommendations on any measures that
would promote and protect civil, political, economic, social and cultural
rights and submit them to the Council of Commissioners to take the
necessary action.
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