DOHA: Qatar’s National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) heads a key United Nations Human Rights sub-committee that provides accreditation to national human rights committees around the world.
The sub-committee is part of International Coordinating Committee (ICC) of National Human Rights Institutions that works under the UN Human Rights (the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights).
National Human Rights Institutions are a global network of national human rights committees.
NHRC has been accredited A Grade by ICC, said Jaber Al Hwail, Director, Legal Affairs Department, NHRC, reports Qatar News Agency (QNA).
Al Hwail said NHRC works independently and transparently at all levels.
Addressing students of Omar Bin Abdul Aziz Independent Secondary School for Boys during their visit to NHRC headquarters, he said the committee works fairly and upholds human rights values.
NHRC has received A Grade accreditation from International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions and this reaffirms its commitment to transparent and neutral stance at local, regional and international levels, he said.
Al Hwail said NHRC’s achievement is not only limited to its accreditation of A Grade but now it heads the international committee tasked with providing accreditation to national human rights committees around the world.
This global panel is a sub-committee of International Coordinating Committee (ICC), he told the students.
He talked of the objectives and mechanisms and nature of cases received by NHRC and said in accordance to the decree establishing it, the panel attaches concern over issues of everyone living in Qatar’s territories — whether a citizen or a resident and those who visit the country until they return home.
He explained NHRC’s mechanisms and methods for solving complaints and providing legal advice.
Al Hwail said NHRC organises workshops, seminars and media campaigns to raise awareness on workers’ rights and obligations stipulated in the Qatari labour law and distributes leaflets and pamphlets in expatriate workers’ languages.
He praised the school for its interest in educating students and raising their awareness on value of human rights, stressing the committee’s readiness to visit and hold lectures for students on subjects of their interest.
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