legal texts adopted by the legislator and their conformity with international standards. This event targeted a number of legal and human rights workers. 42. In its concern for the rights of persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), and in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the provisions of Law No. (1) of 2017 on Protection of Society from AIDS and Protection of the Rights of People Living with HIV/ AIDS, the NIHR organized a workshop on the “Rights of People Living with AIDS”. This workshop serves as the essential core for disseminating knwledge about AIDS, presenting facts on the disease in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the world, contributing to the clarification of some misconceptions about it, and promoting the culture of the rights of PLWHA in the society seeking the elimination of all forms of discrimination against PLWHA. The workshop also stressed the need for all PLWHA to enjoy all human rights and fundamental freedoms, whether civil, political, economic, social, or cultural, guaranteed by the Constitution, international conventions ratified by the State, and applicable laws. 43. To complement NIHR’s strategy and plan of action in the area of the dissemination of human rights culture, and in the framework of activating the memorandum of understanding between the NIHR and the National Security Agency, it conducted a training program for the members of the National Security Agency during the period from 17 January to 4 September 2018. The objective of the training program is to strengthen and develop the capacity of the members of the National Security Agency in the field of human rights. The training program addressed the following topics: national mechanisms for the promotion and protection of human rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT), and the Optional Protocol to the UNCAT (OPCAT), Human Rights Council, and the Universal Periodic Review mechanism (UPR). 44. In addition, the NIHR, in cooperation with the Professional Standards Office of the National Security Agency, organized an introductory seminar on the Code of Conduct for National Security Agency Personnel issued by Decree No. (31) of 2012. The seminar aimed at disseminating and promoting a culture of human rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain in accordance with international, regional, and national instruments of human rights. 45. In partnership with the Royal Academy of Police, the NIHR hosted a new batch of Master’s students in Criminal and Police Sciences and Master’s students in Administrative and Security Sciences and Crisis Management, as well as the fifth intake to the Diploma in Human Rights and the second intake to the Diploma in Social Service in Security Institutions to inform the members of the Academy of the role played by the NIHR in the promotion and protection of human rights, in particular its mandate to receive complaints, provide legal assistance, and monitor human rights situation, in addition to providing the participants with practical skills in this area. 46. In this regard, the NIHR has actively contributed to the Cooperation Program of the Faculty of Law at the Royal University for Women, which is a practical training program for law female 44