National Institution for Human Rights – Kingdom of Bahrain awareness of the rights and public freedoms contained therein, and NIHR Guide, which outlines its most important fields of competence, its cooperation with the official state institutions, the services provided by the Institution, in addition to a statement of its mission and vision in the field of human rights. 5. In the same context, NIHR released a semi-annual referred human rights journal rights that spreads and develops human rights culture, and upgrades human rights standards in the community. This journal is the outcome of the efforts aimed at enriching human rights thought on the international law of human rights and international humanitarian law, with focus on topics concerned with local, regional and international events, as well as human rights studies, summaries of theses, and the principles and decisions laid down by local and international human rights courts. Moreover, NIHR released human rights culture series based on cooperation with the Constitutional and Legal Studies Center of the University of Bahrain, some researchers and those interested in this area inside and abroad the Kingdom. This cooperation aimed at releasing academic legal publications related to human rights and highlighting the reality of Bahrain specifically. Eleven books were released which tackled “Human Rights in the Criminal Procedure Code”; “The Role of Civil Community Institutions in the Promotion and Development of Human Rights”; “Death Penalty in National Legislation”; “Worker’s Rights under the Bahraini Labor Law and International Human Rights Standards”; “Human Rights in the Bahraini Law”; “Human rights and Fundamental Freedoms from Islamic, International and Regional Perspective, with particular reference to those Rights and Freedoms in the Kingdom of Bahrain; “Islam and Human Rights System; “Legal Protection for People With Disabilities: Reality vs. Expectations in the Kingdom of Bahrain”; “Women’s Rights in the Bahraini Family Law (Section I)”; “Guarantees of a Fair Trial according to International Human Rights Standards”; and finally “The National Institution for Human Rights in Bahrain: Formation and Future Prospects”. 6. As regards to holding seminars and lectures, NIHR organized a national seminar on “The role of NIHR in the promotion and protection of human rights” in 27 and 28 April, and on August 24, 2013, presented by Counselor Dr. Ahmed Abdullah Farhan, NIHR Secretary-General. The Institution held a lecture entitled “The right to freedom of opinion and expression” on September 28, 2013, which was presented by Mr. Mohammad Qandil, member of the Arab Center for Education on International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. A lecture entitled “The Convention against Torture (CAT)” was presented on October 26, 2013 by Dr. Amjad Bahjat Shammout, Secretary-General of Bridge Center for Development and Human Rights, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Dr. Badr Mohammed Adel, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Bahrain, delivered a lecture on November 23, 2013 on “Fundamental rights and freedoms in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain”. 7. On December 7, 2013, Dr. Btahir Mokhtar Bojalal, Professor of International Law at the University of Lyon, France, delivered a lecture on “Fair Trial Guarantees”. Finally, Counselor Dr. Ahmad Abdullah Al-Farhan, the Secretary-General of NIHR, presented a lecture entitled “Basic Concepts of Human Rights” to the Kingdom of Bahrain delegation in the World Youth Ship Program. These lectures and seminars fall within NIHR plans to enhance human rights in Bahrain by holding educational seminars and workshops to promote and develop awareness of the rights of citizens and residents on issues related to human rights. 8. Concerning partnership with the relevant civil society organizations and regional and international bodies, NIHR signed several memoranda of understanding with the International Bar Association on June 26, 2013, the Friends of Environment 18