compliance with the Kingdom of Bahrain international obligations in the areas
of human rights.
2. Organising a specialised program for raising university students’ awareness of human
rights in collaboration with public and private universities, and preparing an
academic program specialised in the fields of human rights within the relevant
graduate programs (e.g. international law, political science, and media).
3. Holding intellectual events and workshops focusing on raising human rights
awareness among activists in the various audio, visual, printed and electronic media
outlets. This is due to the fact that the media has a close relation to human rights.
Particular attention should be paid to promote the coverage of human rights issues
and to participate in the development of the public opinion awareness of these issues.
4. Organizing specialised training courses for media professionals to build knowledge
and awareness in the field of human rights, and provide them with the skills to
integrate human rights into the topics and issues addressed by them in order to give a
positive role to their work as media figures in relation to human rights.
5. Paying attention to the provision and distribution of publications related to building
knowledge of human rights through the media, school and university libraries, and
institutions concerned with culture.
6. Obtaining spaces for free public service issues in the various media outlets to pass
short communication messages and content related to human rights, which will
contribute to changing some of the negative phenomena affecting the enjoyment of
human rights.
7. Cooperating with civil society organizations interested in human rights in order to
build an integrated awareness program, ensure the appropriate amount of
coordination, and participation in the promotion and dissemination of human rights
culture in society.
8. Adopting integrated information and awareness programs on human rights which
serve activists in civil society organizations, charitable and humanitarian associations,
professional associations, trade unions, and political associations.
9. Launching a national project in collaboration with the relevant parties in order to
promote human rights in the policies and practices adopted by the relevant law
enforcement bodies.
10. Adopting an integrated policy to promote on-going training for NIHR members and
staff through conducting courses that relate to the particular needs and priorities
connected to human rights principles, and through the exchange and sharing of
experience with similar national institutions and other relevant bodies on the regional
and international levels.
11. Supporting the establishment of human rights structures in various authorities and
government agencies, while providing all the necessary technical support thereto.
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