was confirmed that he was examined in the internal clinic of the Center, and
the necessary treatment was dispensed to him.
40. On the same subject, the NIHR tweeted its thanks to the family of (H.A.), the
inmate with knee injury for its fast response to the NIHR’s call on them to
complete the relevant information concerning his health status. The NIHR
made sure that the inmate was examined in the Center’s internal clinic where
treatment was dispensed to him. He was transferred to the Police clinic where
he was examined by an orthopedic doctor. The inmate’s mother was
contacted and briefed about her son’s status where she confirmed that he’s
receiving treatment and thanked the NIHR for its efforts in this regard.
41. The NIHR also dealt with an allegation that the management of the Correction
and Rehabilitation Center failed to provide an inmate with rubber supports for
his crutch. Immediately, the NIHR contacted those concerned in the
Correction and Rehabilitation Center’s management, where it was found that
despite the presence of an assigned person in all wards, whose responsible
for following up on the health conditions of the inmates and their requests,
the aforementioned inmate did not request anything from the management of
the Center in this regard, and that as soon as the NIHR communicated the
matter to the management of the Center, procedures began to provide an
alternative to the rubber supports for the inmate.
42. In another tweet, the NIHR called upon inmates to submit requests for
assistance directly to the management of the Center, so the necessary
services could be provided to them directly, stressing continuation of its
constructive cooperation with everyone, and its steadfast approach to
working to protect and promote human rights.
43. One of the monitored cases focused on allegations circulated on some social
media platforms about the poor quality of food provided to inmates in the Jau
Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, as well as its lack of variety, and
insufficient quantity. From its human rights position, and emanating from its
oversight responsibility, the NIHR immediately paid a field visit to the Center
during mealtime. Food provided was inspected to determine the validity of
the allegations made.
44. The NIHR found that some meals need special measures, whether when
distributing or serving them, so that their quality is not affected before they
reach the inmates. Also, the NIHR met several inmates, representatives of
the wards, whose demands were mainly limited to increasing the quantity of
food allocated to each inmate, improve its quality, and reconsider the way
meals are served.
45. The NIHR stressed the importance of securing a healthy environment for
inmates which requires provision of healthy and sufficient food, which is
considered a priority in the NIHR's work in the field of human rights protection.
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