workers in the countries of origin, the efforts of labor unions to guarantee their rights and the International Federation of Domestic Workers in promoting international cooperation between the relevant unions, in addition to the role of the media and civil organizations in changing the stereotypical view of domestic workers. Fourteenth: Education programs for children and youth 63. As part of its strategic plan to disseminate and promote a culture of human rights, the NIHR participated in the annual Bahrain Summer Festival of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities in its eleventh session for 2019, which coincides with the Authority’s program to celebrate the human and civilization achievements of the Kingdom of Bahrain entitled “From one Jubilee to another”, which is considered one of the most anticipated events in the Kingdom of Bahrain owing to the variety of programs it encompasses such as live shows and multicultural family entertainment for all family members. 64. During its participation in the Summer Festival, which lasted for two consecutive months, the NIHR has presented a variety of activities, lectures, and games on children’s rights, whether contained in Law No. (37) of 2012 promulgating the Child Law or in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989). More than (350) children of different ages participated in these activities with their families, during which the publications of the NIHR were distributed, including the coloring book on the rights of the child, which addresses children about their rights in a simple language together with nice drawings that combine entertainment and education, and the children’s flyers on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as distributing a number of gifts to the participating children, which made them happy and cheerful. 65. The NIHR also organized an awareness lecture entitled “The Rights of the Child” for the students participating in the Summer Program in the Northern Governorate for 2019. The lecture was held at Zainab Preparatory School for Girls, during which an overview of the basic principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Child Law was presented using a simple and interesting method that aims to communicate the information in an easy and accessible way. 66. To spread awareness of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the NIHR, in cooperation with the Sheikha Hessa School for Girls, organized an awareness lecture entitled “The Rights of the Child and the Girl Child in International Human Rights Law and National Legislation” for its educational staff to disseminate a culture of children’s rights in general, and girls in particular. During the event, the main types of human rights and the most important international instruments and relevant national legislation were highlighted, in addition to explaining the provisions and principles contained in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Child Law in the Kingdom of Bahrain. This event is in line with the competencies of the NIHR provided for in its Establishment Law, and has been undertaken to implement its strategy and action plan for the 82

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