Qatar supports all efforts to promote human rights: Official

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In a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA), Dr Al Marri said the Qatari approach is advancing through the NHRC, which operates to spread a human rights culture and cooperate with international organisations to exchange experiences.

He pointed out that Qatar will host in March the fifth meeting of the Euro-Arab Dialogue of National Institutions for Human Rights with the participation of many relevant Arab organisations. The meeting will focus on women’s rights and means of spreading the awareness of them, he said referring to the close cooperation with international and regional organisations in this regard. On the topics tabled on the agenda of the human rights Arab Subcommittee ‘meeting, currently under way in Cairo, Al Marri said the committee is discussing procedures on how to respond to Israeli violations in the occupied Palestinian territories as well as other topics related to the commemoration of the Arab Day for Human Rights.

He added that the Committee’s agenda also include items on the modernisation of the Arab Charter on Child Rights, in addition to the Arab plan to promote a culture of human rights, referring to the workshop, held in December, which outlined this plan for promoting human rights in the region. In this context, the NHRC Chairman noted that there are a number of recommendations, which were discussed, adding that the draft plan will be submitted to the PLCH during its meeting, due to be held in the Arab League Secretariat General’s headquarters next week.

 

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