1.12 In addition, the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Accreditation noted that the consultation and appointment process in the NIHR must be broad and transparent and include clear and standardized criteria for assessing the eligibility of all qualified candidates. The Sub-Committee emphasizes that the selection and appointment process of the decision-making body at the NIHR must be formalized. 1.13 The Sub-Committee on Accreditation, in its recommendations, also stressed that the NIHR Establishment Law need to stipulate that fulltime members must be among the members of its decision-making body as this would help enforce the independence of the national institution without actual or perceived conflict of interests. In addition, this would achieve stability during the terms of the members and regular and appropriate guidance of its employees, as well as continuous and effective implementation of the functions of the NIHR. 1.14 With regard to the competence of the NIHR in the area of the promotion and protection of human rights, the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA) recommended that the NIHR’s Establishment Law should include conducting unannounced field visits to detention centres or any other similar place in order to monitor, investigate, and report human rights situation effectively and in a timely manner, as well as to undertake regular follow-up activities. 1.15 The Sub-Committee also recommended that the NIHR should formalize the relationship with the civil society organizations through regular and constructive interaction with all relevant stakeholders; the Parallel Report by the National Institution for Human Rights of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Human Rights Committee © 2018 8