years (2019-2021), to continue its vital role in promoting human rights, by holding lectures, training and educational courses for all the groups of the community, and to seek to find the best ways to exercise human rights and fundamental freedoms. 67. The NIHR, in cooperation with the Women’s Giving Council, organized an awareness lecture on the rights of the child for a number of children participating in the summer activity of the Women’s Giving Council. During the lecture, which was held at the NIHR’s premises, an overview of the basic principles of children’s rights and the Child Law was presented, in a simplified and interesting manner aimed at conveying the information easily; practical activities involving educational games that contribute to the consolidation of a culture of children’s rights were carried out during the lecture. 68. A  s part of its role aimed at spreading and promoting awareness of human rights principles across society, and in implementation of its strategy and action plan, the NIHR has participated in the activities of the tenth session of Youth City 2030, organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs in cooperation with the Labor Fund “Tamkeen”. During the event, the NIHR presented an awareness lecture on its role in protecting and promoting a culture of human rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the best practices related to its obligations in the field of human rights, as well as raising the awareness of participants on the advanced levels achieved by the Kingdom of Bahrain in the area of human rights. More than 300 young men and women of different ages participated in the NIHR’s pavilion; where a number of competitions that enriches them intellectually and culturally took place, in addition to offering prizes to the participants. This event is part of the NIHR’s community partnership programs, which seeks to advance Bahraini youth and develop their energies and capabilities by integrating them in human rights programs and events of international standards. 69.  Coinciding with the 27th anniversary of the accession of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the 30th anniversary of the adoption of this Convention by the United Nations General Assembly, and based on the NIHR’s role in spreading and promoting a culture of human rights, it has organized an awareness raising event on the rights of the child for preliminary school students at Al Falah Private Schools. An overview of the basic principles contained in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Bahraini Child Law was presented, in a simplified and interesting way aimed at communicating information in an easy and accessible manner. In addition, practical activities, such as educational games that contribute to the consolidation of a culture of children’s rights, took place during the lecture. A number of the NIHR’s publications were distributed, such as the coloring book on the rights of the child and the flyer on the Universal Declaration of the Rights of the Child. 83

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