contacted the concerned authorities, and it was found that the inmate had an administrative ruling depriving him of visitation rights for two times for assaulting another inmate and inflicting injuries on him. The NIHR posted a tweet on the matter. 35. The NIHR has also monitored what was reported on social media about an inmate going on a hunger strike due to his transfer to solitary confinement. As a result, the NIHR contacted the concerned authorities in a timely manner, and it was found that the inmate was transferred to solitary confinement for two days as a disciplinary penalty for not following the internal procedures and regulations of the center, which are stipulated in the Law of the Correction and Rehabilitation center and the accompanying executive regulations. 36. One of the monitored cases was circulated on social media and revolved around an audio recording of one of the inmates, claiming that he was denied adequate treatment and health care. Acting on that, the NIHR contacted those concerned in the management of the Correction and Rehabilitation Center, where it was found that the inmate was checked up in the center’s internal clinic. He will also undergo all necessary medical analysis, and then transferred to a specialized surgery and endoscopy doctor in one of the public hospitals in the Kingdom. 37. Regarding that, the center’s management confirmed that the inmate visited the center’s clinic three times, public hospitals four times and the Public Security Center’s clinic once. The NIHR stressed that it will firmly deal with any allegations relating to violations of individuals’ rights, fulfilling its legal duty and its broad mandate. 38. An allegation was also made that one of the inmates had dental problems and that no treatment was provided to him. As a result, the NIHR contacted the management of the Correction and Rehabilitation Center, where on-duty doctor ascertained inmate’s health condition, while the Center’s health affairs department stated that the inmate visited the clinic on October 25, 26 and 27, 2020, and was examined by the dentist and the necessary treatment was extended to him. 39. In the same context, the NIHR monitored an allegation that an inmate with a knee injury was denied treatment. But considering insufficient data on the claim, the NIHR called on the inmate’s relative through a tweet to communicate directly with the NIHR via the free hotline and provide it with information on the inmate’s case, so that it can follow-up on his status with the competent authorities. His family interacted with the NIHR’s tweet and contacted it via the Call and Complaints Center to complete the inmate’s data. Accordingly, the NIHR contacted those concerned at the Correction and Rehabilitation Center to enquire about the inmate’s health status, where it NIHR Bahrain- Eighth Annual Report 2020 74