Section One Progress Achieved and Efforts Made in the Field of Promoting Human Rights 1. The provisions of Law No.(26) of 2014 on the Establishment of the National Institution for Human Rights, emphasize its role in the field of promoting human rights. Article (12) thereof, prescribed a set of competences for the NIHR for the purpose of achieving its goals in this field, through its participation in developing and implementing a national plan for promoting human rights at the Kingdom’s level, reviewing human rights legislation and regulations in effect and recommending the amendments it deems appropriate, in particular with regard to the consistency of such legislation with the Kingdom’s international human rights obligations, and recommending new legislation related to human rights. 2. In addition, those provisions mandate the NIHR to hold conferences and to organize educational and training seminars and courses in the field of human rights, to conduct research and studies in this regard, to participate in local forums and in the meetings of regional and international organizations, and to issue bulletins, flyers, printed materials, data, and special reports and to post them on its website. 3. In implementation of those competencies stipulated in the provisions of the Law, the NIHR played an active role in the area of promoting human rights by issuing a number of educational flyers and publications on human rights, holding a number of seminars and lectures, and concluding a number of memoranda of understanding with various civil society organizations and regional bodies. It has actively contributed to reviewing legislation in cooperation with the Council of Representatives and the Shura Council, issued a number of statements concurrent with international events and days, and participated in numerous relevant seminars, workshops, training courses and conferences at the regional and international levels. First: Strategy and work plan of the National Institution for Human Rights for the years (2019-2021) 4. The NIHR launched its strategy and action plan for the years (2019-2021) based on promoting and protecting human rights in accordance with modern human rights principles and frameworks and best practices in this field. The NIHR’s strategy and work plan for the years (2019-2021) principally aims at incorporating the concepts of human rights in national lifestyle. Four main themes were chosen for the next three years, namely: Environmental impact on human rights, human rights and sustainable economic development, the right to equal treatment, and spreading awareness of human rights principles in civil society institutions and the business sector. 66