the competencies entrusted to it pursuant to its Establishment Law. An introductory lecture was presented that addressed the legal framework of the functions and competencies of the NIHR, as well as the mechanism for accrediting national institutions and the difference between them and other national mechanisms. This event is part of the training events and programs organized by the NIHR in cooperation with academic bodies in implementation of its strategy and action plan, with the aim of informing academics and students of its work and services it provides in the field of human rights. 75. In addition, the NIHR organized an introductory lecture on its role in promoting and protecting human rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the competencies entrusted to it under its Establishment Law, for the students enrolled in the Human Rights Course at the Arab Open University. During the lecture, the role and legal frameworks for the NIHR’s work in promoting and protecting human rights in the Kingdom were discussed, as well as the main focus areas of its strategy and action plan for the years 2019-2021. Sixteenth: Training Program in the Field of Human Rights for Journalists 76. The NIHR organized a training program in the field of human rights for a number of media professionals in the Kingdom of Bahrain representing the various local media, and representatives of civil society institutions concerned with media, in addition to a number of university students, at the Isa Cultural Center. The program included a number of lectures and training courses related to human rights and the media. An introductory lecture was presented on the national, regional, and international mechanisms concerned with the promotion and protection of human rights. In addition, a lecture on the role of the media in inculcating the concepts of human rights was also presented, and a lecture on the right to privacy and the controls for exercising freedom of opinion and expression were presented. 77. The program is part of the competencies of the NIHR in the field of promoting and disseminating a culture of human rights by holding lectures and training and educational courses across society on topics related to human rights, and developing the capabilities of media professionals in dealing with human rights issues, refining their skills in addressing these issues through visual, audio, printed, and digital content, in addition to creating a strategic partnership with the media. Seventeen: Games and competitions in the field of human rights 78. To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the National Institution for Human Rights, and the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child by the United Nations General Assembly, and marking the 27th anniversary of the accession of the Kingdom of Bahrain to this convention, in addition to the 7th anniversary of the issuance of the Child Law in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the NIHR launched 85