Introduction Pursuant to the Law Establishing the National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) No. 26 of 2014, amended by Law No. 20 of 2016, Clause (e) of Article 12 provides that: “NIHR has the power to monitor violations of human rights instances, conduct the necessary investigations, 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”. Clause (a) of Article 14 of the abovementioned Law provides that: “NIHR may request any information, reports or documents which it considers necessary for the attainment of its goals or the performance of its mandates from the ministries and relevant bodies in the Kingdom. These ministries and bodies shall cooperate with NIHR in the pursuit of its tasks, facilitate the conduct of its mandates and provide it with its requests in this regard in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable by these bodies”. Clause (l) of Article 12 of the abovementioned Law provides that: “NIHR may issue newsletters, publications, data and special reports, and upload them on NIHR website. NIHR shall be entitled to address the public opinion directly or through any of the media outlets”. NIHR, through social media, as well as correspondence from international human rights organizations, received allegations that a number of convicts in case known as (1/Terrorism/2017), who were involved in the formation of a terrorist cell, to carry on number of terrorist crimes against the Bahrain Defence Force and a number of other terrorist offenses, were subjected to enforced disappearance, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. 5