United Nations non-treaty based mechanisms for human rights (Universal Periodic Review Mechanism) No. Title of Report 1 Report of the NIHR of the Kingdom of Bahrain submitted to the 3rd cycle of the 27th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the United Nations Human Rights Council Committee Submitted to Human Rights Council Date of Submission September 2016 Date of Discussion 27th Session Third Cycle 1 May 2017 Regional mechanisms for human rights (Arab Charter on Human Rights) No. 1 Title of Report Committee Submitted to Parallel Report submitted by the NIHR regarding the Initial Arab Human Periodic Report of the Kingdom Rights Committee of Bahrain on the progress (Charter achieved in the implementation Committee) of the provisions of the Arab Charter on Human Rights Date of Submission Date of Discussion July 2017 April 2018 (Additional information) 15th Session 27-30 January 2019 Third: Strategies and action plans of the National Institution for Human Rights 14. The NIHR launched three strategic plans for the periods (2012-2014), (2015-2018), and (2019-2021), which initially focused on a number of issues such as: engaging in efforts to protect human rights, strengthening efforts in legislative review and development, participating in preparing an extensive national program for human rights education, and enhancing cooperation at the national, regional, and international levels. 30