the Children’s Crossword Competition, which is part of the NIHR’s programs to promote and
disseminate a culture of human rights among children, to fulfill its responsibilities stipulated in its
Establishment Law with respect to transforming knowledge of human rights, in general, and of
children’s rights in particular, into daily practice and behavior.
79. In the same context, the NIHR and the Human Rights Observatory organized the first session
of the cultural competition “Rights Challenges”, with the participation of a group of civil society
organizations concerned with human rights. This competition is organized in implementation of
the NIHR’s strategy and action plan to spread a culture of human rights and raise awareness of
civil society institutions, according to best practices.
Eighteenth: Awareness campaigns in the field of human rights
80. The NIHR held an awareness campaign in Al Enma Mall in Riffa city under the title “Living Well
with Diabetes” coinciding with the World Diabetes Day, in cooperation with the Ministry of
Health, Al Salam Specialized Hospital, and Al Enma Mall. The Campaign included performing
a number of medical tests, such as checking sugar level, blood pressure, and measuring oxygen
level, in addition to educating visitors about proper nutrition, adherence to diet and exercise. This
event is carried out as part of the mandate of the NIHR to promote and disseminate a culture of
human rights and of its efforts to achieve sustainable development goals (SDG’s), especially the
third goal on good health and well-being.
81. The students of the Legal Clinic - Division of the National Institution for Human Rights - organized
two awareness campaigns under the slogan “Digital Rights”. The first campaign addressed “No
to cyber-bullying: make a difference and reject abuse”, and contained a number of issues related
to the general concept of bullying and all forms of cyber-bullying, legal provisions criminalizing
cyber-bullying, social methods to reduce it, and the competent authorities to report cybercrime to.
82. The second campaign addressed with “electronic extortion - be careful,” during which the students
provided a detailed explanation about the motives of electronic extortion, which are divided into
two parts, financial motives and immoral motives, in addition to the most important methods and
means of electronic extortion. The campaign aimed at educating the community about methods
of prevention from electronic extortion and blackmail and the legal provisions regulating this
phenomenon.
83. In the same context, and based on its role in achieving its goals aimed at promoting a culture
of human rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the NIHR organized the “Environmental Awareness
Bus” event in cooperation with the Capital Municipality and the Ministry of Education. The
event aimed to promote the right to the environment by encouraging participants to preserve the
environment to achieve environmental safety, which is one of the requirements of human rights, as
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