a. Monitoring human rights situation in the centers affiliated with the Ministry of Interior 16. On different occasions, the NIHR monitored inmate conditions in the Correction and Rehabilitation Center, which related to allegations that some inmates did not receive treatment and health care. As a result, the NIHR communicated with those concerned in the center, and it was emphasized that all inmates receive treatment and health care without any discrimination. 17. In the same regard, the NIHR monitored the allegations circulating on some social media sites about an inmate, (A.A.A), at the Correction and Rehabilitation Center, not receiving treatment and health care. 18. About that, the NIHR tweeted that it had tweeted twice on the same allegation, on January 22, and February 13, and that it conducted immediate contact with those concerned in the Correction and Rehabilitation Center. 19. The response received from the Center stated that the inmate was examined in the Center’s infirmary, as he was complaining from pain and swelling in one foot. Pain killers were prescribed to the inmate, and he was transferred to radiology where an X-Ray showed he had no injury. 20. The NIHR stresses the importance of resorting to official channels that have jurisdiction in such allegations, and not to circulate unreliable information and stir up public opinion. 21. The NIHR also monitored an allegation about a strike by several detainees in the pre-trial detention center (Dry Dock), due to reducing the hours of sun exposure time to one hour per day. The NIHR contacted the concerned authorities and conducted a field visit to the Center, and tweeted that the claim was inaccurate, as it became clear to the NIHR, after its visit to the Center, and after conducting several personal interviews with some of the detainees - in private - that what was circulated on social media is incorrect, as the NIHR verified that sun exposure rights were granted. The detainees in the pre-trial detention center enjoy the right to be exposed to sun for the period stipulated by the organizing internal regulations, as it has not been reduced as claimed. The NIHR indicated in its tweet what it saw during its visit, and that no restrictions were placed on the detainees during their practice of sports in the period of exposure to sun. 22. One of the monitored cases revolved around the allegation that several inmates in the Correction and Rehabilitation Center (Jau District) refused to communicate with their families due to their deprivation of religious rites and the failure to provide them with treatment and hygiene materials. Immediately, a delegation from the NIHR visited the Center to ensure that inmates enjoy their rights and are not subjected to ill-treatment, and that their treatment meets the United Nations minimum Standards for the treatment of prisoners, and the executive regulations for Correction and Rehabilitation Centers. Several protesting inmates were interviewed, where it appeared that NIHR Bahrain- Eighth Annual Report 2020 71