Such mandates collectively contribute to the role undertaken by the NIHR in the field of the protection of human rights. 1.31 That provision emphasizes the need to enlarge the competence in the field of protection of human rights in a manner consistent with international decisions in this regard. Moreover, the required protection should not only be limited receiving complaints, but also expand to include follow-up and monitoring of the situation of the human rights situation as well as documentation in various ways and means. Monitoring is necessary to ascertain the degree and extent to which the State honors its legal or international obligations relating to human rights. 1.32 Whereas Article (21) of the Law Establishing the NIHR stipulates that: “The Council of Commissioners shall produce an annual report on the efforts, activities and work streams of the Institution. It shall include a section explaining the level of progress on the human rights situation in the Kingdom, as well as any observations and comments within its competency, identifying any obstacles to the Institutions performance and the solutions adopted to circumvent them. The Council of Commissioners shall present the report to the King, the Prime Minister, the Nuwwab Council, and the Shura Council. The report shall be presented to the public in parallel.” 1.33 Accordingly, the NIHR, during the years (2013-2017), undertook to issue and submit its annual reports5 to His Majesty the King and to the constitutional authorities. The reports included an independent chapter presenting the activities carried out by the NIHR during the 5 For more information, please visit Annual Reports Section, (www.nihr.org.bh). Parallel Report by the National Institution for Human Rights of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Human Rights Committee © 2018 15