Fourth Theme: A proposal to activate the role of the National institution for Human Rights in supervising and monitoring the electoral process Legal basis of supervising and monitoring the electoral process  Article (2) of Law No. (26) for the year 2014 concerning the establishment of the National Institution for Human Rights stipulates that: "An independent institution called "National Institution for Human Rights" is established responsible for promoting, protecting human rights, consolidating its values, disseminate awareness of its role and contributing to securing its practice ….".  That Article followed by Article (12) in that Law to precisely identify the specific terms of reference assigned to the National Institution in order to achieve its objectives. Paragraphs number (e) and (g) of that article stipulated that the National Institution should do the following: e) "Monitor cases of human rights violations, conduct the necessary investigation, and draw the attention of the competent authorities to these violations and submission of proposals relating to the initiatives to put an end to such situations and, where necessary, to express an opinion on the position of these parties and their reactions". g-  "Conduct field visits to in accordance with the applicable principles in order to monitor the human rights situation in correctional institutions, detention places, gatherings of labor, health and educational centers, or any other public place in which it is suspected that human rights violations are committed". As the mandate guaranteed by the law on establishing the National Institution includes the promotion and protection of all human rights, on equal footing as interdependent and inseparable rights, this mandate also extends to monitor, carry out the necessary investigations and conduct field visits to monitor the human rights situations, including the right of citizens to participate in the electoral process, whether by nominating or electing. From this point, the jurisdiction of National Institution to monitor the electoral process is an explicit matter mandated by law of its establishment, on the grounds that the practice of this process is only to ensure that citizens shall enjoy their prescribed rights. 12

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