NIHR Organizes Awareness Lecture on Human Rights Reporting for Civil Society Organizations
The National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) organized an awareness lecture on Wednesday, entitled “Human Rights Reporting for Civil Society Organizations: Tools for Improving the Human Rights Situation,” as part of its program for the working group concerned with civil society organizations operating in the field of human rights.
The lecture commenced with welcoming remarks by Abdullah Khalifa Al-Thawadi, Member of the Council of Commissioners, followed by the first session, delivered by Dr. Hamad Ibrahim Al-Abdullah, Member of the Council of Commissioners, entitled “The Conceptual Framework of Human Rights Reporting.” The session addressed the concepts of human rights monitoring and documentation, the importance of human rights reports, the principles governing their preparation, their various types, and the sources of information used in their development.
Dr. Shaima Abdullah Mohammed, Member of the Council of Commissioners, delivered the second session, entitled “Civil Society Human Rights Reporting: From Roles to Engagement.” She discussed human rights indicators and their practical application, methodologies for preparing reports, the relevant reporting bodies, and ways in which civil society organizations can engage with these mechanisms and utilize them to promote and protect human rights.
The lecture forms part of a series of awareness programs organized by NIHR to strengthen partnerships with civil society organizations and enhance their capacities in human rights monitoring and reporting, thereby supporting their role in protecting and promoting rights and freedoms and fostering a culture of human rights.
