Doha, December 11 (QNA) – The State of Qatar has joined the world countries in celebrating the international Human Rights Day which falls on December 10 every year. HE the Chairman of Qatar National Human Rights Committee Dr. Ali Bin Smaikh Al-Marri has underlined that the International Human Rights Declaration is viewed as a bulwark against oppression and discrimination, and a basis for the protection of human dignity worldwide.
In a speech he gave on the occasion, Dr. Al-Marri said the principles it contains represent the common denominator, which should be targeted by all peoples and nations with their different cultures, creeds, civilizations and beliefs.
He added that peoples and nations should place this declaration constantly before their eyes, to the end that every individual in the society should work to promote respect for these rights and freedoms, through awareness and education, and confirmation of the exercise as well as taking national, regional and global actions to ensure their recognition and observance in an effective universal way for individuals and peoples and between States.
He added that the celebration of the anniversary of the publication of the International Declaration of Human Rights is an important humanitarian achievement as it included most of the laws that the humanity had struggled for them since the dawn of history throughout the ages, stressing the importance that the celebration of this day at the national level should not be an annual tradition only, "but rather a creative occasion to confirm our adherence to the principles of human rights as inalienable rights inherent in our society, and an integral part of our culture and civilization requiring further progress in the area of equality development, well-being as well as the enhancement and protection of human rights.
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