for violation.
them and referring what it deems
necessary to the competent authorities with effective follow-up, the
NIHR received (80) complaints, of
which (2) complaints were submitted by ordinary people pertaining to
the right to enjoy an adequate
standard of living (the right to housing). The complaints received by the
NIHR as well as the action taken,
can be summarized as follows:
Section Two
Persons whose freedom is restricted
1. The right to enjoy an adequate
standard of living is an integral part
of the authority’s duty to ensure the
full respect for the inherent dignity
of the individual, especially persons
whose freedom is restricted. This
obligation has been established by
the Standard Minimum Rules for
the Treatment of Prisoners in principles (12) to (22) thereof, setting
out the measures to provide the
fundamental living necessities for
the inmate in places of detention,
as every detained or imprisoned
person must be provided with an
adequate place to live in terms of
clothing, food and drink.
2. The NIHR received one complaint
from (Y.A.Y.) that his housing application has been frozen and he has
not received the entitlement certificate like other applicants who have
been waiting for the same number
of years and yet were handed the
certificate, due to his failure to renew his data for a year. The NIHR
sent (3) letters to the Ministry of
Housing to consider the matter, but
it did not receive a response during
the time frame of this Report.
2. In the same context, Paragraph (2)
of Rule No. (22) of the Standard
Minimum Rules for the Treatment
of Prisoners, which was adopted by
the First United Nations Congress
on the Prevention of Crime and the
Treatment of Offenders in 1955,
pointed out the right of every prisoner to have access to drinking water whenever he needs it.
3. In the same context, the NIHR received one complaint from (R.A.A.)
to look into the reason why the
Ministry of Housing suspended payment of his housing allowance. The
NIHR addressed the Ministry of
Housing regarding the matter, and
the Ministry responded that it resumed payment of housing allowance retrospectively for the abovementioned complainant after completing the legal procedures.
Requirement Two
NIHR’s Efforts in Protecting the
Right of Ordinary People to an Adequate Standard of Living (the
Right to Housing)
Section Two
Provided legal assistance
Section One
1. The NIHR provided (306) legal assistance services, of which (8) legal
aids, related to the right of the individual to enjoy an adequate standard of living (the right to housing)
Received complaints
1. In view of its role in the field of human rights protection, in particular,
receiving complaints related to the
various human rights, reviewing
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