which has the same meaning as that referred to in the general observations of the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA) emphasizing the need for the establishing law that assign specific functions to the national human rights institutions to “promote” and “protect” human rights. 2. Whereas, the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA)6 recognizes that the concept of “promotion” includes the functions that national human rights institutions seek to perform in information and knowledge dissemination, training, education and provision of advice on human rights issues to the general public or to specific target groups in order to instil a societal culture based on transforming knowledge of human rights into practical skills that are practiced on the ground, and that the concept of “protection” refers to its quasi-judicial authority to receive complaints pertaining to human rights and to monitor and observe anything that could undermine the right of individuals to enjoy their assigned rights and public freedoms, and to conduct field visits to places where human rights violations has likelihood of occurring. Moreover, the mandate of the national institution should be interpreted in a broad, free and targeted manner to promote a progressive definition of human rights that guarantees all rights enshrined in international, regional and national human rights instruments. 3. Rreferring to the provisions of Law No. (26) of 2014, it is noted that it has granted the NIHR a broad mandate in the field of human rights in Article No. (2), stipulating that, “An independent institution is established named (The National Institution for Human Rights) responsible for promoting, and protecting human rights, and consolidating its values and contributing to securing its practice. It shall be located in the city of Manama.The building shall be accessible for persons with disabilities. The Institution shall have independent legal personality, as well as financial and administrative independence, and shall carry out its duties freely, neutrality and independently.” 4. In addition, in order for the National Institution for Human Rights to achieve its objectives, Article No. (12) of the same law granted it the freedom to comment on any human rights issue and to address any human rights in English https://www.nihr.org.bh/EN/MediaHandler/GenericHandler/PDF/HR/01.%20ParisPrinciples_En.pdf 6 General Observation of the SCA of GANHRI (1-2) Human Rights Mandate. In Arabic https://www.nihr.org.bh/MediaHandler/GenericHandler/PDF/04.%20SCA%20GENERAL%20OBSERVATIO NS%20ARABIC.pdf https://www.nihr.org.bh/EN/MediaHandler/GenericHandler/PDF/HR/04.%20SCA%20GENERAL%20OBSE RVATIONS%20ENGLISH.pdf in English Ninth Annual Report of the NIHR 10