Introduction 1. The National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) of the Kingdom of Bahrain submits its parallel report in relation to the National Periodic Report of the Kingdom of Bahrain combining the fourth, fifth and sixth reports on the progress made in the implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which the Kingdom acceded to pursuant to Decree-Law No. (16) of 1991. 2. The NIHR appreciates the efforts made by the Kingdom to submit its periodic report combining the fourth, fifth and sixth reports - albeit belatedly- believing in the importance and effectiveness of this international mechanism toward promoting and protecting human rights at the national level, and meeting its emerging international obligations under the ratification or accession to the core international human rights instruments. 3. The NIHR reaffirms its cooperation with the Ministry of Labor and Social Development to instill the principle of partnership in preparing national reports of the Kingdom of Bahrain and to contribute, together with stakeholders, in expressing its views and observations. In April 2017, the NIHR sent a letter to the Ministry of Labor and Social Development, which included an update of the information on the concluding observations by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) contained in document (CRC/C/BHR/CO/2-3). At the request of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development, the NIHR also sent its observations on the draft National Periodic Report, in question, which combines the fourth, fifth, and sixth reports, submitted to the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC). 4. The NIHR presents its parallel report on the progress made in the implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, taking on the concluding observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child contained in document (CRC/C/BHR/CO/2-3), in the methodology used in writing this report. The NIHR addresses the most imperative rights established by the provisions of the Convention, which it believes it has cast a shadow over practical reality and has touched upon the reality of children's rights over the past few years, down to making a number of recommendations it deems appropriate to promote the rights of the child in the Kingdom of Bahrain. 2 NIHR_Bahrain©CRC_parallel report 2018