INTRODUCTION 1 In the context of developments in the Kingdom of Bahrain since launching the reform project of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain, in 2001, and the substantial changes experienced by the Kingdom towards promoting further democratic frameworks and partnership in decision-making in order to entrench the pillars of the rule of law, in addition to the self-experience of the National Institution for Human Rights, NIHR aims to intensify its efforts to overcome the obstacles it faced, and implement three objectives. These objectives are: first, preparing the first annual report of NIHR, which will be submitted to His Majesty the King in February 2014, second: developing an executive program for its strategy and action plan for the years (2015-2019), third: building and developing NIHR capabilities to undertake these tasks. NIHR has identified its objectives in accordance with clear vision and mission in order to carry out its mandate under establishment Law No. 26 of 2014. (NIHR establishment law). 1 Disclaimer: A substantial modification has been done to NIHR strategy and action plan for the years (2013-2016), which were issued under the Council of Commissioners Resolution No. (6) for the year 2013, in accordance with the provisions of NIHR establishment law, to comply with the new competence of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after heading the Supreme Coordinating Commission for Human Rights, issued under the Prime Minister's decision No. (14) for the year 2014 , and the abolition of the Ministry of Human Rights Affairs in the new Cabinet by the Royal Decree No. (83) for the year 2014. 2