Diagram for Number of Visits conducted by the National Institution for Human
Rights (NIHR) to Correction, Rehabilitation, and Detention Centers during 2020
Requirement Two
Complaints Received, Legal Aid Extended and Monitored Cases
First: Complaints Received
6. Article No. (12) of the provisions of Law No. (26) of 2014 establishing the
NIHR, as amended by Decree-Law No. (20) of 2016, in paragraph (E) thereof
stipulates the NIHR is competent to: “Monitor cases of human rights
violations, conduct the necessary investigation, and draw attention of
the competent authorities to them, while submitting proposals related
to initiatives aimed at putting an end to these cases, and, when
necessary, expressing opinion on the position and reactions of those
bodies.” Also, Paragraph (f) of the same article states its authority to “receive
complaints related to human rights, studying and researching them and
referring what the institution deems to be referred to the competent
authorities with effective follow-up, or informing those concerned of the
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