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NIHR Conducts a Set of Lectures and Training Workshops to Research Fellowship Programme Participants

The National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) has conducted a set of lectures and training workshops over the course of six weeks for a number of those interested in preparing research in the field of human rights who graduated from different universities inside and outside the Kingdom of Bahrain, and a number of those who joined the FORAS Program of the Ministry of Labour and Social Development, which were presented by specialists in law and human rights from the NIHR, in which they discussed the functions and mechanism of work of the NIHR, its role in the field of promoting and protecting human rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the services it provides to citizens and residents and the legal framework for its work, and the most significant achievements achieved by it in the field of promoting and protecting human rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

It is worth noting that the Research Fellowship Programme was launched by the NIHR in 2019.  Since its inception, more than (150) individuals have applied for the it from several bodies and various disciplines, and it targets academics, university students, human rights defenders, and all those interested in preparing research in the field of Human rights.  It falls among the priorities of the NIHR’s programmes to contribute to the intellectual and research movement in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and to partner with international organizations and universities operating in the area of human rights, noting that registration is open throughout the year via the link http://www.nihr.org.bh/fellowship.