stations in a designated place, without violating the duty of verifying the identity of participants in the elections as required by law. (13) Text of recommendation and summary of the competent authority’s reply to NIHR: Call for paying greater attention to civil society institutions and human rights defenders concerned with monitoring and observing the electoral process. This can be done by providing them with dedicated places within all polling, sorting and counting centers, close to polling and counting committees, enabling them to monitor and observe all stages of the electoral process on polling day, until counting of the ballots and announcing the results.  Summary of the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments (Waqf) reply to NIHR: The Ministry stated that the principles of justice and integrity, to which the Kingdom of Bahrain is committed, are the motivation to ensure an adequate opportunity for the representatives of civil society institutions to observe the electoral process and attend its proceedings on the ground inside and outside the polling stations. The previous years are testament to that, allowing representatives and observers inside the headquarters to observe and record their observations, as well as the design of the polling places that does not impede the smooth movement of organizers and participants. (14) Text of recommendation and summary of the competent authority’s reply to NIHR: Pay more attention to the ongoing media coverage of the electoral process by the Supreme Committee for the General Supervision of the Soundness of Elections, through prompt and continued updating of the information, data, and statistics posted on its website and electronic accounts, including the decisions and judicial rulings related to the electoral objections and appeals. Such will become the source of information and database for professionals, researchers, academics, and the public. (15) Text of recommendation and summary of the competent authority’s reply to NIHR: Continue the efforts of the Ministry of Information Affairs in raising awareness of the electoral process using infographics to include all stages of the electoral process, as well as the rights and duties of voters and candidates, owing to their clear impact in promoting the concepts of the Ninth Annual Report of the NIHR 67