3.17.
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and moral integrity, (25) complaints on fair trial guarantees, and (6)
complaints concerning the right to a nationality.
Regarding complaints related to economic, social and cultural rights,
the total number of complaints received by the NIHR was (12)
complaints, of which (3) complaints related to the right to education
and (9) complaints pertained to the right to health.
Returning to the provisions of the NIHR’s Establishment Law, and to
Section Seven of the Guide on Receiving Complaints and the
Provided Legal Assistance, on the authority of the NIHR to provide
legal assistance and counseling to individuals or any entity, whether
on filing of a complaint that turns out to be beyond the NIHR’s
competency, or when first seeking legal assistance and counseling,
by making the complainant aware of due process, assisting him/her
in the conduct of the proceedings, indicating the need to exhaust all
administrative or legal remedies and grievances as appropriate, or to
submit a communication to the competent security authorities, or to
go to another entity with inherent jurisdiction to consider the
complaint.
The NIHR received (12) requests for legal assistance and counseling
from parents on behalf of their children. Some of the complaints were
related to personal issues or disputes between individuals, or
pending issues before a judicial or administrative inquiry. Other
complaints were related to requests for the release of convicted or
detained subjects, or for considering if the accusations are valid or
baseless. Some of the complaints were beyond the jurisdiction of the
NIHR because they occurred outside the borders of the Kingdom.
Yet, the NIHR has communicated with the concerned parties in this
regard for humanitarian reasons.
In order for NIHR to continue developing and improving
communication with all parties, in order to reach its potential in
protecting and promoting human rights, has launched the new call
center service and provided it with a toll free hotline number
(80001144). The aim of the hotline is to receive complaints, provide
assistance, and respond to any inquiries related to its competence in
promoting and protecting human rights. This service is an addition to
the other services that citizens and residents can use to
communicate with the NIHR, whether through personal presence,
NIHR’s website, NIHR’s official pages on social networking
programs, or through mobile phone applications.
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