QNA
Doha
The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) organised a series of lectures focusing on the fundamental principles of human rights as part of the Spring Centres Initiative launched by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE). The initiative, held across 16 centres and schools, benefited 1,000 male and female students.
In a statement on Saturday, NHRC confirmed that it had delivered awareness-raising lectures at six schools, namely, Khalifa Secondary School for Boys, Abdullah Bin Ali Al Misnad Independent Preparatory School for Boys, Mohammad Bin Abdulwahhab Independent Secondary School for Boys, Ali Bin Jassim Bin Mahmood Al-Thani Secondary School for Boys, Jaber Bin Hayyan Primary Boys School, and Osama Bin Zaid Preparatory School.
Additionally, NHRC conducted seven lectures at schools for girls, including Al Markhiya Primary School for Girls, Al Ekhlas Model School, Sawda Bint Zam’a Preparatory School for Girls, Al Khor Primary Girls School, Maria Al-Qibtiyya Preparatory School for Girls, Fatima Bint Al Waleed Preparatory School for Girls, and Umm Salama Primary Girls School.
Director of NHRC Programmes and Education Department, Hamad Al Hajri, praised the MoEHE’s initiative, affirming that it aligns with the NHRC’s core objectives of fostering a culture of human rights within school campuses. He added that cultivating this culture among students significantly contributes to preventing human rights violations in the long term, serving as a vital investment in the pursuit of a fair society where all human rights are respected and recognised.
Al Hajri emphasised that the effectiveness of promoting human rights within communities stems from instilling the fundamental principles of human rights in students’ hearts. He highlighted that schools are ideal venues for raising awareness about human rights, as they act as social institutions that play an extraordinary role in education and personal development.
He underscored the importance of equipping students with human rights training skills and emphasised their role in educating students about their rights and responsibilities. He noted that the lectures provided in-depth explanations of the fundamental human rights instruments, human duties and responsibilities, as well as a review of human rights principles and resources.
Al Hajri highlighted the standards set by the United Nations for human rights, clarifying the distinction between declarations and conventions. He pointed out that the lectures emphasised the universality of human rights, encompassing all civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights, while underlining their integration and interconnection, asserting that these rights are indivisible.
One of the key characteristics of human rights is their inherent nature, originating at birth and continuing until death, as well as their universality, benefiting every individual on Earth without discrimination based on race, colour, gender, religion, language, or nationality, Al Hajri underlined..
