tive Decree No. (46) of 2002 regarding criminal procedures, as amended, affirmed this right in Paragraph (2) of Article No. (61) thereof, by stating that, “Every person who is arrested shall be informed of the reasons for his/her arrest and shall have the right to contact any of his relatives to inform them of what has happened and to seek the aid of a lawyer.” will be devoted to highlight the legal assistance provided by the NIHR in connection with the said right, while the third section will cover the monitoring cases. Section One Received complaints 1. The NIHR has taken an active part in receiving human rights complaints, studying them and referring what it deems appropriate to the competent authorities. It has also followed up on these complaints, informed those concerned of the procedures to be followed, helped them take action or assist them in settling the complaints with the concerned authorities. During the year 2022, the NIHR dealt with (80) complaints, of which (22) complaints were related to the right to communicate with the outside world and received from inmates in reform and rehabilitation centers or pretrial detention centers. The most significant complaints will be presented as well as the measures taken, as follows: 10. Law No. (18) of 2014 on Correctional and Rehabilitation Institutions affirms this right in Article No. (15) thereof, by stating that, “if a detained or imprisoned person is held or transferred from one place of detention or imprisonment to another, he/she shall be entitled to communicate with his/her family to notify them of the transfer and of the place where he is kept in custody. If a detained or imprisoned person is a foreigner, he/she shall be entitled to communicate with the embassy of the State of which he/she is a national or his/her diplomatic or consular representative, as determined by the executive regulations.” 2. The NIHR received a complaint from the family of the inmate (A.F.A.) stating that he has stopped communicating with them for more than a week. The NIHR contacted directly the Administration of the Correction and Rehabilitation Center and found that the claim was not accurate, as the communication record of the inmate was reviewed and showed that he did his regular calls in accordance with the provisions contained in the Correction and Rehabilitation Institution Law Requirement Two Efforts of the NIHR in the Area of the Right to Communicate with the Outside World This requirement will showcase the efforts of the NIHR in the field of protecting the right to communicate with the outside world for persons whose freedom is restricted in three consecutive sections. The first section will cover the complaints received pertaining to the right to communicate with the outside world for persons whose freedom is restricted, whereas the second section 71