Al-Attiyah highlights human rights partnership during meetings with Canadian officials

Doha, Qatar: Chairperson of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) H E Maryam bint Abdullah Al Attiyah (pictured) has said that the Committee play...

Doha, Qatar: Chairperson of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) H E Maryam bint Abdullah Al-Attiyah (pictured) has said that the Committee played key role in protecting and promoting human rights in the Arab region.

She noted that the NHRC is among the first institutions in the Arab world established in accordance with the Paris Principles.

Al-Attiyah expressed her aspiration to build an effective partnership with Canadian institutions in the fields of training and institutional development in human rights, focusing particularly on education by integrating human rights concept in school curricula, considering it a cornerstone of sustainable awareness.

This came during two meetings held Al-Attiyah with Assistant Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada H E Alexander Leveque, and Director of Policy, Research, and International Affairs at the Canadian Human Rights Commission Tabatha Tranquilla in Ottawa, Canada.

In her meeting with Leveque, Al-Attiyah expressed her commitment to strengthening cooperation between Qatar and Canada, especially in light of the growing bilateral relations across various fields.