Hisham Aljundi
Doha
CHAIRMAN of the Human Rights Sub-Committee of the European Parliament Pier Antonio Panzeri said that the State of Qatar has become a reference for human rights protection and is continuously proving that it is on the right path.
Addressing a press conference on the sidelines of the International Conference on National, Regional and International Mechanisms to Combat Impunity and Ensure Accountability under International Law which concluded in Doha on Monday, Panzeri praised Qatar’s initiative to host the important event aimed at strengthening the rule of law globally.
Panzeri said that Qatar is on the right track of reform in a number of areas. He also praised the concrete cooperation between the National Human Rights Committee chaired by Dr Ali bin Smaikh al Marri and the European Parliament and the Sub-Committee on Human Rights.
He described Qatar’s hosting of the conference as a good start to endeavours to combat impunity. "By opening new horizons on this enormous international scale, we seek to combat impunity and promote accountability”, he added.
Panzeri stressed that Qatar has started a positive discourse even as it faces an unjust blockade imposed on it.
He pointed out that the conference addressed a number of key issues, including the need for large-scale action in the fight against impunity and recognising the importance of enhancing accountability, especially with regard to violations and crimes where impunity exists.
Responding to a question about the positionof the European Parliament’s Human Rights Sub-Committee on Qatari nationals’ detention in Saudi prisons without trial, Panzeri said that the parliament has done a lot including approving a resolution related to human rights issues in Saudi Arabia and raising the issue of releasing those behind bars in the country such as women who were imprisoned for taking part in demonstrations or for wanting to drive a car.
On the solution of the Gulf crisis, he pointed out that the Gulf crisis can be solved in two ways: first, to draw a framework for balance and stability that allows an end to the conflict, and second, to find a way to resolve the crisis that is not related only to the region.
On the role of the European Parliament Sub-Committee on Human Rights in stopping the EU governments from selling arms to Saudi Arabia and following up the human rights file and releasing the detainees there, Panzeri said that they had ratified a resolution under which they called on European countries not to sell arms to Saudi Arabia and it had been approved.
Doha
CHAIRMAN of the Human Rights Sub-Committee of the European Parliament Pier Antonio Panzeri said that the State of Qatar has become a reference for human rights protection and is continuously proving that it is on the right path.
Addressing a press conference on the sidelines of the International Conference on National, Regional and International Mechanisms to Combat Impunity and Ensure Accountability under International Law which concluded in Doha on Monday, Panzeri praised Qatar’s initiative to host the important event aimed at strengthening the rule of law globally.
Panzeri said that Qatar is on the right track of reform in a number of areas. He also praised the concrete cooperation between the National Human Rights Committee chaired by Dr Ali bin Smaikh al Marri and the European Parliament and the Sub-Committee on Human Rights.
He described Qatar’s hosting of the conference as a good start to endeavours to combat impunity. "By opening new horizons on this enormous international scale, we seek to combat impunity and promote accountability”, he added.
Panzeri stressed that Qatar has started a positive discourse even as it faces an unjust blockade imposed on it.
He pointed out that the conference addressed a number of key issues, including the need for large-scale action in the fight against impunity and recognising the importance of enhancing accountability, especially with regard to violations and crimes where impunity exists.
Responding to a question about the positionof the European Parliament’s Human Rights Sub-Committee on Qatari nationals’ detention in Saudi prisons without trial, Panzeri said that the parliament has done a lot including approving a resolution related to human rights issues in Saudi Arabia and raising the issue of releasing those behind bars in the country such as women who were imprisoned for taking part in demonstrations or for wanting to drive a car.
On the solution of the Gulf crisis, he pointed out that the Gulf crisis can be solved in two ways: first, to draw a framework for balance and stability that allows an end to the conflict, and second, to find a way to resolve the crisis that is not related only to the region.
On the role of the European Parliament Sub-Committee on Human Rights in stopping the EU governments from selling arms to Saudi Arabia and following up the human rights file and releasing the detainees there, Panzeri said that they had ratified a resolution under which they called on European countries not to sell arms to Saudi Arabia and it had been approved.