It met with those concerned in the Center and informed them of the need to take the necessary action regarding the quality and quantity of food. 46. Complementing its role in following up on the evolvement of the issue, the NIHR conducted another field visit during the time of serving the main meal, to find out whether the previous visit made a difference and inspect the meals to ensure that the situation was addressed, to secure a healthy environment for the inmates and provide appropriate healthy food. 47. The NIHR noticed an improvement in the quality of the food provided, a change in the way food is preserved and offered so that it will not become spoiled, an increase in the amount of food allocated to each inmate, and the provision of special healthy meals in an appropriate manner for the inmates. It also met with some of the inmates who confirmed the change in terms of quality, quantity, and method of serving food. 48. The NIHR posted on its twitter account allegations circulated on some social media about the poor quality of food served to inmates at the Correction and Rehabilitation Center (Jau Prison). It visited the Center to inspect the food, where met with a group of inmates who are representatives of the wards to learn about their requests. After that, it communicated with those concerned in the Ministry of Interior, where they showed remarkable and responsible cooperation, noting that they followed up on the improvement of the quality of food provided to inmates with suppliers and the competent authorities, to achieve a satisfactory result for all parties. 49. In a related context, the NIHR monitored another allegation about flooding of the sewers in one of the buildings of the Reform and Rehabilitation Center. It immediately contacted the management of the Reform and Rehabilitation Department to clarify the situation; it turned out that there was a problem in the pipes and work was underway to solve it. 50. One of the monitored cases concerned the detention of a child less than 10 years of age. The NIHR immediately communicated with the relevant authorities (Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments - Public Prosecution) and concerted efforts resulted in the release of the child. b. Monitoring allegations of external organizations regarding the human rights situation in the Kingdom of Bahrain 51. The NIHR took notice of allegations and media statements made by several non-governmental organizations abroad regarding the human rights situation in the Kingdom of Bahrain, which were broadcast on the Qatari Al-Jazeera channel, in addition to the allegations of these organizations, which lack credibility and moderation, about democracy, economic conditions, and freedom of expression and opinion in Bahrain. 52. Emanating from its human rights and oversight role, and its broad powers confirmed by its establishing law, and in addition to its commitment to NIHR Bahrain- Eighth Annual Report 2020 76