NHRC symposium highlights human rights as essential to everyday dignity

Doha, Qatar: A symposium held in Doha yesterday called for reaffirming that human rights must serve as the foundation of dignity in daily life, urging...

Doha, Qatar: A symposium held in Doha yesterday called for reaffirming that human rights must serve as the foundation of dignity in daily life, urging governments, institutions, and communities to transform principles into practical actions that safeguard justice, equality, and human worth amid rising global challenges.

Marking the occasion of International Human Rights Day, the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC), the Secretariat-General of the Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions, and the United Nations Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region organised a special symposium titled “Human Rights: The Cornerstone of Our Dignity in Everyday Life.”

The event was held at the NHRC headquarters in Doha. The theme reflects the growing global challenges to human rights, with organisers emphasising that human dignity is not an abstract ideal but a practical foundation that should be reflected in education, healthcare, work, justice, and equality. Dignity, they stressed, lies at the heart of all rights, and any violation of it constitutes a direct erosion of an individual’s humanity. 

The symposium reaffirmed that human rights are not slogans or static texts but a basis for interactions between people in their everyday lives.

In his address, Dr. Mohammed Saif Al-Kuwari, Vice-Chairman of the NHRC, highlighted the special importance of this global occasion for Qatar. He described it as an opportunity to reaffirm that human rights are not theoretical provisions but practical tools that empower individuals and communities to build a better future.