Secretary General of international organization No Peace Without Justice Dr Niccolo Figa-Talamanca praised Wednesday the role of the State of Qatar in promoting human rights locally and internationally.
Speaking to Qatar News Agency (QNA) on the sidelines of the International Conference on National, regional and international mechanisms to combat impunity and ensure accountability under the law, said that Qatar's organizing of the conference was not a publicity stunt, but rather out of commitment to international organization to end impunity.
He said that Qatar's human rights record was good, and added that one of the positive outcomes of the conference was that practitioners got to see that Qatar's human rights practices were not a facade. He noted that the country has been opening up on other countries around the world and moving towards a democratic path. He said that another benefit of the conference was that participants got to discuss how current international mechanisms on combatting impunity, which were established with the help of Qatar and other countries, can be developed in the future.
He highlighted that impunity still needs to develop further and will require a lot of effort to do so. He also mentioned recent developments in the region, such as Sudan, and Malaysia's joining of the International Criminal Court. He said that these developments and others gave the conference a bigger momentum. He said he was impressed with the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC), praising it as the only one in the region that was truly independent. He said that the committee was in contrast to other similar committee in neighboring countries, where they act as a propaganda arm. The NHRC on the other hand, he added, was focused on just doing its job.
He called on some countries in the region to join the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, saying it can act as a protection from foreign threats and any practices that were illegal based on international law. He added that joining the statute would represent a message of following a more democratic approach rather than favoring autocratic regimes.
Source: Qatar News
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