1.28. 1.29. 1.30. 1.31. 1.32. 9 field of human rights, conduct research and studies in this regard, participate in national and international forums, as well as in meetings of regional and international organizations, and issue newsletters, publications, data, and special reports, and upload them on the NIHR website. The provisions of the Law also reflect the role of the NIHR in the field of human rights protection through receiving complaints related to human rights and conducting field visits to monitor the situation of human rights in detention centers. Paragraph (e) of Article (12) of the same Law states that the NIHR is entitled to “monitor violation of human rights instances, conduct the necessary investigation, draw the attention of the competent authorities and provide them with proposals on initiatives to put an end to such violations and, where necessary, to express an opinion on the reactions and positions of the competent authorities”. Moreover, paragraph (f) of the same Article stipulates the authority of the NIHR, “to receive, examine, and consider complaints related to human rights, refer the complaints, which NIHR deems necessary, to the relevant authorities, follow-up the complaints effectively, or inform those concerned of the procedures that should be applied, help them take such procedures, or assist in the settlement of complaints with the relevant authorities”. With regard to field visits as one of the means of monitoring granted to the NIHR, paragraph (g) of Article (12) stipulates its mandate to "perform announced and unannounced field visits to monitor human rights situation in correction institutions, detention centers, labor calls gathering, health and education centers, or any other public place in which it is suspected that human rights violations are taking place”. Such mandates collectively contribute to the role undertaken by the NIHR in the field of the protection of human rights. That provision emphasizes the need to expand the competences in the field of protection of human rights in a manner consistent with international resolutions in this regard. Moreover, the required protection should not be limited to receiving complaints only, but should also extend to include follow-up and monitoring of the situation of the human rights situation as well as documentation in various ways and means. Monitoring is necessary to ascertain the degree and extent to which the State honors its legal or international obligations relating to human rights. Whereas Article (21) of the Law Establishing the NIHR stipulates that, “The Council of Commissioners shall produce an annual report on the efforts, activities and work streams of the Institution. It shall include a section explaining the level of progress on the human rights situation in the Kingdom, as well as any observations and comments within its NIHR_Bahrain©CRC_parallel report 2018