National Center for Human Rights in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the National Human
Rights Council in the Kingdom of Morocco, and the Independent Commission for Human Rights
in the State of Palestine.
27. The NIHR also signed Memoranda of Understanding with Asia Pacific Forum (APF), Penal Reform
International, Gulf Center for Human Rights, Arab Institute for Human Rights, the Institute of Public
Administration, Institute for Political Development, Bahrain Multiple Sclerosis Patients Society,
Diabetes Society, Alba Workers Union, Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights, in addition to
the International Bar Association. The total number of memoranda of understanding signed by
the NIHR with associations, civil society organizations, and official bodies, whether inside or
outside the Kingdom, amounted to about 35 memoranda of understanding.
Seventh: Convening human rights conferences
28. In view of the importance of disseminating the most significant issues contained in the United
Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), as a priority for NIHR
action, it has organized an international forum on business management and human rights to
promote and protect the rights related to business management and exchanging experiences
in this regard. The forum focused on human rights issues related to business management, in
particular with regard to ways to reconciling human rights and business rules by providing positive
models in the interests of protecting human rights from any violation by the business enterprises,
to achieve the 17 sustainable development goals adopted by the United Nations for 2030. The
forum addressed a number of topics, the most important of which are: Drug (pharmaceuticals)
intellectual property rights, labor rights, corporate and business owners’ responsibility, in addition
to the right to privacy regarding information space.
29. Under the auspices of His Majesty the King, the NIHR organized, over a period of two days
(25-26 June 2014), the International Conference of Arab Court for Human Rights, supported by
the Council of Representatives and the Shura Council, and in cooperation with the Arab Network
for National Human Rights Institutions, the League of Arab States, and the Arab Parliament.
30. A number of regional and international bodies participated in the Conference, such as the United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, similar regional courts (American, European, and
African), the League of Arab States, the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, a
group of experts in international human rights law and international humanitarian law, observers,
academics, human rights activists from different parts of the world, as well as relevant civil
society organizations at the Arab and international levels.
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