NHRC, Bangladesh Counterpart Agree On Promoting Bilateral Co-Operation

HE the Secretary-General of the National Human Rights Committee, Sultan bin Hassan al-Jamali, has underlined that the NHRC has made strides in communicating with foreign communities, including the Bengalis, which is one of the largest communities in Qatar, in the context of the keenness on the values of social peace and cultural diversity in an environment of different ethnicities, religions and cultures. Al-Jamali held a meeting in Dhaka with Chairperson of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Nasima Begum, during which both sides agreed on signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for expanding the horizons of the co-operation in human rights. During the meeting, al-Jamali underlined the NHRC's role in protecting and promoting the human rights of all citizens and residents subject to legal jurisdiction in Qatar, and its relentless pursuit to spread awareness and provide the necessary support for individuals, pointing to the opening of offices for foreign communities at its headquarters to be an organised and effective link with all residents in the State. He noted that the office of the Bengali community aims to raise awareness of human rights, especially the labour rights established in the national laws and legislative instruments, and the obligations under them.
Al-Jamali also presented an overview of the NHRC that has maintained its (A) classification for 15 years.
Concerning the petitions submitted by people of the Bangladeshi community and other communities, al-Jamali explained that the NHRC provides assistance to those petitioners, enabling them to submit their complaints in the right way, and is keen to resolve the petitions in co-operation with the competent authorities.
He added that the NHRC has issued a booklet on workers' rights in several languages, including Bengali, to enable members of the Bangladeshi community to understand their rights and learn about legal remedies and justice.
For her part, Nasima Begum welcomed the co-operation with the NHRC and the signing of a memorandum of understanding soon to frame joint work and achieve the common goals of the two sides in the protection and promotion of human rights, and the establishment of joint events and follow-up humanitarian issues of the Bengali community.
Begum thanked the NHRC for taking care of the issues of the Bengali community, considering the worker's pocket booklet designed by the NHRC as a unique experience to facilitate knowledge for workers in their various languages, and called for providing sufficient copies of the booklet to be distributed to Bengali workers before they travel to Qatar. (QNA)

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