they were not subjected to any violations, ill-treatment, or deprivation of the stipulated public rights. Several inmates who met with the NIHR's delegation expressed their satisfaction with the level of services and facilities provided by the administration of the Center to ensure that the inmates continue practicing their religious rites. 23. On the other hand, the NIHR monitored allegations that several inmates in the Correction and Rehabilitation Center are not permitted to practice religious rites. It contacted the concerned parties immediately and posted a tweet stressing that inmates are free to practice their religious rites without discrimination in accordance with the principles and foundations avowed in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the relevant laws and legislations, and in line with the organizational and executive regulations of the correction and rehabilitation centers. 24. During the visit, the NIHR’s delegation was briefed on previous documentation of inmates practicing rituals in a manner that does not harm or infringe on the freedom and privacy of other inmates of all religions and sects to practice their rituals, and in a way that ensures the preservation of the security and safety of inmates and employees. 25. The NIHR’s delegation also contacted the dermatology consultants at the AlSalmaniya Medical Complex, who confirmed inmates were constantly examined by them, and treatment would be given to them according to each case, explaining that there were no skin diseases such as scabies, and that cases do not exceed eczema or usual skin allergies. The inmates valued the precautionary measures taken to limit the spread of the coronavirus, especially the provision of video communications in the previous months. The NIHR’s reports of the visits confirm that necessary measures were taken to examine about 925 inmates by doctors and consultants, whether in the medical infirmary in (Jau) or through medical consultations via video conferencing. 26. In the same context, the NIHR monitored the allegations circulated on some social media platforms that several inmates of the Correction and Rehabilitation Center suffered from a skin disease and were transferred to the isolation center without being treated. Through its human rights website, and emanating from its supervisory responsibility, the NIHR immediately communicated with those concerned at the Correction and Rehabilitation Center, who confirmed that several inmates had a skin disease and confirmed that they were all referred to medical consultants at Al- Salmaniya Medical Complex, where they were examined, and the appropriate treatment was given to them. 27. The NIHR, while affirming that the right to receive treatment is one of the basic rights guaranteed to inmates, called on the inmates with skin disease NIHR Bahrain- Eighth Annual Report 2020 72

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