Doha: The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) with the aim of strengthening the relationship between them, given their shared concerns and interests in the field of human rights, the exchange of opinions, and the sharing of expertise and experiences in this area to serve their common goals.
The memorandum was signed by NHRC’s Secretary-General Sultan Hassan Al Jamali and Chairman of the Cultural Committee of Lekhwiya Col. Khalifa Abdullah Al Attiyah.
The memorandum stipulates that the two parties will cooperate using joint means and mechanisms for exchanging information, legislation, and publications that reflect the nature of each party’s work and competencies. Additionally, they will share plans and strategies aimed at developing their performance. They will also work to promote a culture of human rights among Lekhwiya personnel, especially those related to respecting human rights within the framework of maintaining public order, combating crime, countering terrorist activities, and handling emergency situations.
Lekhwiya will conduct awareness activities such as public lectures, training workshops, interactive dialogues, instructional guides, principle guideline manuals and others. Furthermore, they will provide legal advice on cases or matters that the NHRC deems appropriate to address or manage from a human rights perspective.
Both sides will seek technical, technological, and knowledge support from the UN Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre, the UN House in Doha, and internationally accredited Arab and foreign expertise institutions regarding training and capacity-building aspects in this memorandum.
