The concept of human rights and national legislations mentioned in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain, in the section on public rights and duties were discussed, in addition to the constitutional and legal framework for human rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain. 43. The NIHR also participated in the third forum of the Bahraini Federation for People with Disabilities through video communication technology, which was organized by the Bahrain Federation for People with Disabilities with the participation of several official authorities in the Kingdom of Bahrain and specialists in this regard. 44. In the forum, a working paper was presented entitled “National Legislation for Persons with Disabilities, and the Role of the National Human Rights Institution in the Protection and Promotion of their Rights”, which dealt with the most prominent national legislation on the rights of persons with disabilities and shed light on the role of the NIHR in the field of promoting and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities. The forum aims to identify the most important challenges, obstacles and needs of people with disabilities to work on solving them in coordination with the relevant authorities. 45. In addition, the NIHR participated in the fourth workshop of the National Action Plan for Human Rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain entitled “The Role of National Institutions and Civil Society Organizations in Promoting and Developing Human Rights”, which was held via electronic video communication, with the participation of a large number of specialists, including the United Nations Resident Coordinator to the Kingdom of Bahrain, experts, academics, the press and media, heads of diplomatic missions abroad, as well as social and cultural associations and clubs. 46. The NIHR’s address included three main themes, an overview of the NIHR’s work was presented, its role in the National Human Rights Plan, and the NIHR’s strategy and work plans. It was also emphasized that the NIHR works to achieve, promote, and protect human rights, consolidate its values, spread awareness of it, and contribute to ensuring its practice. It was pointed out that the NIHR is an independent institution that handles all matters related to human rights, enjoys a legal personality that is financially and administratively independent, and exercises its functions in complete freedom and impartiality. 47. The speech also highlighted that the NIHR is free to comment on any human rights issue and take up any human rights situation as it deems appropriate, and that, under its establishing law, specifically Article No. (12) thereof, it, “participates in preparing the national plan for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Kingdom”. In addition, the most prominent points and visions that were contained in a proposal for the preparation of the national action plan for human rights were reviewed, including that it be a national NIHR Bahrain- Eighth Annual Report 2020 102