NIHR participated in the 97th session of the Child Rights Committee in Geneva
The National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR), represented by Dr. Hooreya Aldairi, the Child Rights Commissioner and a member of the Council of Commissioners, participated in the ninety-seventh session of the Child Rights Committee of the United Nations General Assembly. This session took place on August 27 and 28, 2024, at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights at Wilson Palace in Geneva. Discussions centered on the national reports submitted by the Kingdom of Bahrain, detailing the measures taken to implement and enforce the provisions of the Optional Protocols annexed to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. These protocols address issues such as the involvement of children in armed conflicts, the sale of children, child prostitution, and the exploitation of children in pornography.
Based on its establishment under Law No. 26 of 2014, as amended by Decree-Law No. 20 of 2016, NIHR presented its parallel report in accordance with the working mechanism of the Child Rights Committee. NIHR upholds the importance and efficacy of this international mechanism in enhancing and protecting human rights at the national level and remains committed to fulfilling its international obligations stemming from the ratification or accession to the fundamental international human rights instruments.
