DOHA: Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are working closely to introduce a unified law to fight domestic violence.
To that end, plans are afoot to set up a human rights office at the Secretariat-General of the GCC.
This was disclosed by Dr Abdullateef bin Rashid Al Zayani, Secretary-General of the GCC, at a two-day regional human rights and security meet that began here at the Ritz-Carlton yesterday.
Al Zayani said GCC countries will use all means, including cooperation with one another, to fight abuse and domestic violence to put up a united front against the menace at the regional level.
GCC states have many unified laws and systems in place, he said, citing security cooperation to fight terrorism as an example.
As part of the Riyadh Charter, GCC member-states have joint laws to combat cyber crimes.
The Abu Dhabi Charter is designed to combat human trafficking and protecting its victims in the region.
Talking about the two-day human rights conference focusing on the Arab world, he said it was taking place at a time many countries in the region were threatened by instability and lack of security. “It is necessary to protect human rights in countries in the region that are witnessing terrorism and extremism,” said the Secretary-General.
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