73. Accordingly, the NIHR emphasized the importance of respecting human rights based on the principles contained in international human rights instruments and covenants, as what happened, and its continuation constitutes a clear violation of human rights endangering the lives of innocent people. The NIHR called on the concerned authorities in the Kingdom of Bahrain to take all measures aiming at protecting the rights of Bahraini fishermen and seafarers and to provide a safe environment for them to exercise their right to work and fish in the territorial waters of the Kingdom of Bahrain. h. Attending court hearings to ensure fair trial guarantees 74. In the same context relating to the protection of human rights, the NIHR attended twenty (20) court hearings, including four (4) hearings of defendants in the case of forgery of prescriptions and trafficking in narcotics and psychotropic substances. The NIHR also attended a court session of a female defendant accused of public defamation, dissemination of false news and misuse of means of communication, in addition to attending the hearing of the request for reconsideration submitted to the Court of Cassation regarding two convicted in the case of killing a policeman and attempted murder of other police officer by carrying out a terrorist bombing, as a final verdict had already been issued against them. However, the Court of Cassation referred the case to the Court of Appeal to consider it again after accepting a request for reconsideration submitted by the Public Prosecution in accordance with the legal procedures followed in this regard. 75. The NIHR also attended four (4) hearings for the purpose of observing its course and the availability of fair trial guarantees for the parties to the case in general. In addition, the NIHR attended four (4) sessions in the case of forging official documents and kidnapping a child, five (5) hearings in the case of giving and inciting false testimony, three (3) sessions of the hearings of three doctors and a nurse in the case of wrongfully causing the death of the twins. 76. In this regard, the NIHR affirms that its attendance at the trial sessions comes for the purpose of reviewing and verifying the validity of the judicial procedures and providing fair trial guarantees for the accused. The NIHR believes that the procedures of the competent court and its interaction with the course of the trial - in the cases it attended - took into account the basic principles of human rights and established legal controls, in addition to activating fair trial guarantees, as the sessions were public, and the defense team was allowed to attend and question and cross question witnesses, and their requests and statements were heard, in addition to allowing the accused to speak before the court. NIHR Bahrain- Eighth Annual Report 2020 81