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
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