23. The NIHR’s publications are diversified; it published five books addressing human rights in the
Criminal Procedure Law, workers’ rights in light of the Bahraini Labor Law and the international
human rights standards, legal protection for persons with disabilities between reality on the
ground and the expectations in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and fair trial guarantees in accordance
with international human rights standards.
24. Concerning printing and publication, the NIHR has reprinted a number of international and
regional documents relating to human rights in both Arabic and English languages, such as the
Paris Principles related to the status of national institutions in the promotion and protection of
human rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights and the two protocols attached to it, the International Covenant on Economic,
Social, and Cultural Rights, the Arab Charter for Human Rights, and the Cairo Declaration
on Human Rights in Islam. In addition, the NIHR has printed the amended Constitution of the
Kingdom of Bahrain, as well as reprinted and published NIHR’s Initial Annual Report. In its
entirety, it feeds into the area of promoting human rights, consolidating their values, spreading
awareness, and contributing to guaranteeing the exercise of such rights.
25. T he NIHR has also issued a coloring book, in Arabic and English languages, on the rights of
the child, which contains drawings to be colored by the child. Beside the drawings, there are
excerpts from the national legislation, such as the Constitution and the Child Law, the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child that revolve around
the right to draw. The aim of this coloring book is to communicate information to the child in an
interesting, artistic, and educational way. In addition, the NIHR has issued a flyer, specifically
designed for children, on the rights contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
which are presented in attractive pictures and in a simple and easy language, through which
the child can learn about his basic rights.
Sixth: Cooperation with national, regional and international bodies concerned with human
rights
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As regards building bridges and ties of cooperation and partnership with civil society
organizations, academic institutions, and training centers working in the field of human rights, the
NIHR concluded a number of memoranda of understanding to advance the promotion of human
rights in practice and to cooperate to develop programs to achieve the desired objectives, with a
number of concerned international and regional bodies, such as: the Shura Council, the Council
of Representatives, the Supreme Judicial Council, the University of Bahrain, the Royal University
for Women, the Ahlia University, the Supreme Council for Women, the General Secretariat
Ombudsman of the Ministry of Interior, the Special Investigation Unit in the Public Prosecution,
the Isa Cultural Center, the Inspector General Office of the National Security Agency, the Royal
Academy of Police, in addition to a number of national human rights institutions, such as the
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