for Culture and Antiquities program for the mentioned year entitled “Delmon
where the density". Moreover, given the exceptional circumstance the world
is witnessing as a result of the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19), the
festival was organized through the virtual cyberspace, which made it reach
all parts of the world through social media. The festival included a variety of
activities, like concerts, educational and creative workshops, tours, and
publishing books on children's rights.
21. During its participation in the month-long festival, the NIHR published a
coloring book about children's rights, which is characterized by talking to
children about their rights in a simple language and with beautiful drawings
that combines entertainment and education, and everyone was able to obtain
their copy of the coloring book by visiting the Festival link.
22. The NIHR also organized an awareness lecture entitled “Children’s Rights”
for primary school girls at Al-Safa Primary School for Girls during February
2020, with the aim of enhancing their cultural understanding of children’s
rights stipulated in the Convention on the Rights of the Child as the first
international legal instrument that defines civil, political, cultural, and social
rights for children. This event came within the NIHR's program to promote
and disseminate a culture of human rights in general, and children's rights,
which would contribute significantly to refining the child's personality.
23. As part of its role aimed at spreading and promoting awareness of human
rights principles for all segments of society, and in implementation of its
strategy and action plan, the NIHR organized an awareness lecture entitled
“No to Cyber-bullying” for students of Sheikha Hessa School for Girls, with
the aim of enhancing their understanding of the dangers of this behavior and
ways to prevent it. The lecture, held at the school premises, focused on
making the students aware of the concepts of cyber-bullying, its types, the
legal texts that criminalize it, the dangers of online crimes, and their negative
effects on the individual and society, as well as how to reduce this behavior,
while informing the students of the competent authorities to report these
crimes to.
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