is designed to contribute to increasing the necessary legal and human rights skills to pave the
way for female students of the College of Law to engage in the labor market and be responsive
to its requirements to contribute to serving the Kingdom of Bahrain. This program falls within the
competencies of the NIHR, namely, promoting and disseminating human rights by giving lectures
and holding trainings and educational courses for all the segments of the community, especially
university students, on various topics related to human rights. A number of specialized employees
affiliated with the NIHR participated in the implementation of this program, which lasted for a full
semester.
Eleventh: Summer educational programs for children
39. With the aim of spreading the awareness and culture of human rights and instill its values, in
particular the rights of the child; and to enable the NIHR to fulfill its role, achieve its goals aimed
at protecting and promoting human rights, and activate its role in community participation, the
NIHR participated for the second consecutive year in the “Bahrain Summer Festival 2019”, which
is organized by the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, in the “Nakhool Tent” event.
The “Tent” event includes several cultural and entertainment programs, and provides information
in a novel and interesting format. The educational workshops are the flagship of the “Nakhool
tent”, as they target children aged between eight and eleven years. The NIHR gave a general
introduction to human rights, in particular the rights of the child, and conducted numerous training
and educational activities and competitions to promote the rights of the child and the right to live
in a healthy environment, as environmental safety is one of the main pillars of human dignity due
to the fact that it is fully connected with the right to life, health, food, water, and hygiene.
40. Because youth have a critical role in development in the various fields through which the Kingdom
of Bahrain aims to realize the goals of sustainable development, the NIHR has participated in
giving a lecture, as well as introductory activities, on basic human rights and the role of the
NIHR in the field of promoting and protecting human rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain, especially
with regard to the rights of the child. These activities targeted children aged between nine and
fourteen years, and are part of the “Youth City 2030” project, which is organized by the Ministry
of Youth Affairs and Sports and interacts positively with the 2030 Economic Vision that focuses
on stimulating the role of youth in shaping the particulars of comprehensive development in the
Kingdom Bahrain on different levels. The project offers a set of training programs that contribute to
developing the skills and capabilities of youth in various fields and their leadership characteristics
in order to empower them and mobilize their energies in the right direction.
Twelfth: Human rights research fellowship program
41. Seeking to contribute to the research and intellectual movement, to raise awareness of human
rights principles, and to activate Article (12) of its Establishment Law regarding conducting
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