HE Chairperson of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Maryam bint Abdullah Al Attiyah met with Under-Secretary-General for Policy Guy Ryder and UN Women Deputy Executive Director for UN Coordination, Partnerships, Resources and Sustainability Moez Doraid.
During the two meetings held at the United Nations in New York, Al Attiyah presented an overview of the NHRC as an independent national institution that enjoys “A status”, the highest status that can be granted to a national institution in the world in accordance with achieving full compliance with the Paris Principles in terms of financial and administrative independence and transparency.
Al Attiyah explained the committee’s role in protecting and promoting human rights and its contributions to the legislative development movement in the State of Qatar in line with its obligations in international agreements and human rights charters.
Al Attiyah also shed light on some of the experiences learned from the State of Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in terms of human rights and its impact on the State and its legislative and procedural system such as setting special standards to protect workers in World Cup facilities and developing an occupational health and safety plan in cooperation with the International Labor Organization, in addition to the role of the NHRC in holding the first national forum entitled the role of law enforcement agencies in protecting human rights during the World Cup as well as the role of the NHRC in following up and monitoring respect for human rights during the tournament and the continued development of the human rights achievements that have been achieved after the tournament.
In her meeting with Guy Ryder, Al Attiyah called for strengthening cooperation in the areas of developing and implementing capacity-building programs aimed at enhancing the capabilities of individuals, organizations and institutions in Qatar in the field of human rights. This may include training workshops, seminars and knowledge exchange initiatives in addition to developing and implementing education and training programs in the field of human rights either in Qatar or internationally.
Al Attiyah said this could include exchanging resources, experiences and best practices to enhance awareness and understanding of human rights principles in cooperation with specialized UN agencies as well as exploring the interconnections between climate change and human rights, joint advocacy for the development of climate policies that take into account their impacts on human rights as well as cooperation on issues related to digital rights and privacy and ensuring the protection of human rights in the context of technology and data use.
During the meeting, the NHRC Chairperson highlighted the most prominent achievements related to workers’ rights in Qatar and the legislative developments and their well-known applications in abolishing sponsorship system and exit permits, creating wage protection system, issuing law on minimum wage, establishing labor dispute resolution committee, and establishing workers’ insurance fund. (MORE)
Source: Qatar News Agency