Doha: The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) launched its first activities related to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 by organising a training course on human rights at international airports. Held in cooperation with the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF), it will last for a week.
The training course is attended by the employees of the NHRC’s Hamad International Airport office in addition to a delegation from the Oman Human Rights Commission hosted by the NHRC during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The NHRC is scheduled to officially launch its office at Hamad International Airport on the first of November, due to the strategic importance of the airport, which is one of the most important international outlets that receive visitors with different cultures from all countries of the world.
The course aims to consolidate the principles of human rights through good governance, as the training includes a rights-based approach to border management, including the legal and political framework, the priority of human rights in border governance procedures, as well as an explanation of the measures to host the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, relevant laws on human rights, immigration laws and amendments thereto, customs-related laws, and border management in an integrated, safe and coordinated manner.
NHRC Secretary-General Sultan bin Hassan Al Jamali said that human rights should be at the heart of all border governance policies and practices at international borders, pointing out that non-discrimination, equality before the law and equal protection of the law without discrimination are fundamental principles of international human rights law.
He added that the course includes training on respect for human rights in accordance with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which are based on three pillars that determine how the state or companies implement the framework, namely the state’s duty to protect human rights, corporate responsibility to respect human rights, and access to remedies for victims of business-related violations.
NHRC Secretary-General highlighted that the training aims to familiarize with all internationally recognized human rights, including the international legitimacy of human rights, consisting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
For his part, Al Mu’ather bin Ahmed Al Siyabi, head of the delegation of the Oman Human Rights Commission, said that the Commission seeks through its participation in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 to highlight common values and civilization, Arab and Islamic ethics, and convey the good image of the Arabs in general and the gulf in particular, thanking the NHRC for inviting the Omani delegation to enhance the efforts made to make the championship a success.
