Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met yesterday with a delegation from the British Parliament.
Doha: A British parliamentary delegation praised the efforts of Qatar in the field of protecting and enhancing workers’ rights and its keenness on legislative progress in the laws of labour and wage protection.
The remarks were made during a meeting yesterday between National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Chairman H E Dr Ali bin Sumikh Al Marri and the delegation, which is currently on a visit to Doha and led by MP Alistair Carmichael. The delegation said they would get in touch with the British Foreign Office following their return from Doha and give the chairman of the British Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee copies of the report on the repercussions of the siege on human rights, which was drafted by the technical mission of the Office of the OHCHR.
Dr Al Marri said that the committee will contact the UN Human Rights Council and the special rapporteurs on human rights regarding the report of the international organisation’s mission and call upon them to take urgent steps to redress the victims of the siege whether citizens, residents or citizens of GCC especially after the issuance of the UN report, which is considered a legal document and an important reference that neutrally and credibly confirms the damage caused by the siege.
Al Marri made a presentation to the British delegation on the developments of the current crisis and said that the highest priority is to stop the increasing humanitarian violations and stop the suffering of civilians.
