(MENAFN- The Peninsula)
Doha: Chairman of the Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) and President of the Court of Cassation H E Dr. Hassan bin Lahdan Al Hassan Al Mohannadi has stressed the State of Qatar and its judiciary’s commitment to enhancing the role of women in the judicial field, due to the important role that plays in achieving the sustainable development goals.
This came in a speech by Al Mohannadi at the International Association of Women Judges 15th International Biennial Conference held virtually in New Zealand.
The conference launches the International Day of Women Judges, which falls on March 10 of every year.
He praised the role played by the State of Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Permanent Mission to the UN in New York to facilitate the process of recognising an international day for women judges, which was proposed by the State of Qatar.
SJC Chairman also praised Qatari diplomacy’s ability to complement the SJC’s work on the international stage, which helped ensure the success of the initiative of recognising an international day for women’s judges. The SJC supported the proposal during the 2nd high-level meeting of the UNODC’s Global Judicial Integrity Network, which was hosted in Doha on February 25-27, 2020.
Thanks to the great effort made by the permanent delegation of the State of Qatar to the United Nations in New York, and the support and assistance of more than 70 countries from around the world, the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted the draft Qatari resolution unanimously, and March 10 was recognised as the International Day of Women Judges. The achievement saw the SJC honour one of its commitments towards enhancing judicial integrity.
Judges Fatima bint Abdullah Al Mall and Aisha bint Hassan Al Emadi represented the State of Qatar in the 15th International Biennial Conference. Al Mall said that the presence of Qatari women in the judicial field was a reflection of the country’s commitment to enhancing the role of women. Al Emadi said that women judges in Qatar represented 13 percent of the total number of Qatari judges, while leading and mid-level cadres in the SJC were 30 percent women, compared to the 42 percent seen in all administrative judicial jobs.
The choice of March 10 was to commemorate the appointment of Dr. Hessa bint Ahmed Abdullah Al Sulaiti in 2010 as the first woman judge in Qatar.
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