The competent authority stated that it is in the process of cooperating with
the Ministry of Education to allocate a special chapter under the umbrella
of the Center and within the citizenship syllabuses for all public schools.
The purpose is to spread a culture of tolerance among young people and
youth through a curriculum, that consolidates the noble human values that
have shaped the fabric of Bahraini society since ancient times, and move
away from all forms of violence, hatred, sectarianism and intolerance.
(4) Text of recommendation and summary of the competent authority’s
reply to NIHR:
Launch press and electronic channels and institutions specialized in
building a culture of tolerance, peaceful coexistence, and acceptance of
the other and link it to human rights, in multiple languages, directed to
every segment of society.
Summary of the Ministry of Information Affairs reply to NIHR:
a) The Ministry stated that it is committed to the substance of the
recommendation through developing the role of the national media
through broadcasting outlets to reflect the Bahraini community with
all its components in accordance with the Code of Honor for AudioVisual Media and the Media Conduct of Conduct of 2012.
Programs, episodes, television interviews, and news reports about
the Kingdom’s efforts to instill tolerance and peaceful coexistence
between religions in foreign languages, which contribute to the
promotion of human rights, are broadcasted on Bahrain Channel
One.
b) The competent authority added that the Bahrain News Agency
supplied many news, reports, press conferences and interviews
and distributed them to national newspapers and media to coincide
with national events and regional and global occasions. This
enhances the role of national press while adhering to the etiquette
and ethics of expressing opinion, and prohibiting incitement to
violence, terrorism or hatred because of race, gender, religion or
sect, according to the Press Code of Honor that was approved in
partnership with the Bahrain Journalists Association.
c) The competent authority indicated that it urges users of social
media and digital platforms to uphold the values of tolerance,
peaceful coexistence, and kind words, and to reject incitement to
division, hatred and extremism. In doing so, it launched a national
awareness media campaign under the slogan “Say kind words” (قل
)ً خيراin its second session on combating “digital (electronic) bullying”
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