Qatar human rights committee starts activities on Monday

Qatar's committee for human rights starts today its first activity by convening a seminar under the title "human rights between enhancement and protection."

The seminar includes research on the political and social human rights, and human rights in Islam, the role of non- governmental establishments in strengthening human rights, and papers about the state of Qatar and international charters concerned.

Several specialists are taking part in this seminar, including Sheikh Youssef al-Qardawi, the commissioned regional representative of Human rights, Makki Madani, the chairman of the Shoura council in Qatar, Muhammad Bin Mubarak al-Khuleifi, as well as the chairman of the national committee for human rights lawyer, Khaled al-Ateyah.

On the other hand, the secretary general of the organization, Ali Bin Sumeigh al-al-Merri, stressed that his organization follows up the case of the Qatari citizen, Ali Saleh Kuhla al-Merri, who is detained in the USA. The latter is accused of contributing to founding cells for al-Qaida organization in the USA.

Al-Merri said that the "Qatari committee is still waiting for the reply concerning the case of Ali Saleh al-Merri from American sides."

He expressed his hope that Qatar will sign the international agreement to protecting emigrant labor force. He called on every citizen or resident in Qatar to file complaint to the committee if he sees his rights are being violated.