case as it deems appropriate; Where the National Institution for Human Rights undertakes the following tasks:  To participate in the production and implementation of a national plan for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Kingdom;  To study legislation and regulations enforced in the Kingdom which come under the human rights areas together with recommending amendments it deems fit in this respect particularly those consistent with such legislation and the Kingdom's international obligations in the human rights field. The institution shall be empowered to recommend issuing legislation related to human rights.  To study the conformity of legislation and regulations with regional and international treaties related to human rights, submit proposals and recommendations to the competent authorities in any matter that promotes and protects human rights, including on accession to regional and international conventions and treaties concerning human rights.  To submit parallel reports, participate in the drafting and discussion of the reports, which the Kingdom is committed to submit periodically for the implementation of human rights’ regional and international conventions, and make remarks thereon, and publish such reports in the media.  To monitor violation of human rights instances, conduct the necessary investigation, draw the attention of the competent authorities and provide them with proposals on initiatives to put an end to such violations and, where necessary, to express an opinion on the reactions and positions of the competent authorities.  To receive, examine, and consider complaints related to human rights, refer the complaints, as the NIHR considers appropriate and necessary, to the relevant authorities, follow-up the complaints effectively, or inform those concerned of the procedures that must be followed, help them take such procedures, or assist in the settlement of complaints with the relevant authorities.  To conduct announced and unannounced field visits in accordance with the applicable principles in order to monitor human rights situations in correctional institutions, detention centers, labor gatherings, health and education centers, or any other public place in which it is suspected that human rights violations are being committed. Ninth Annual Report of the NIHR 11