Geneva: The State of Qatar has been elected as a member of the Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in the elections of the 138th Session currently being held in Geneva, Switzerland.
The State of Qatar will be represented by Yousuf bin Rashid Al Khater, Member of the Advisory (Shura) Council.
The Committee discusses and prepares reports and draft resolutions on items on the agenda of the General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The IPU Governing Council may also instruct the Committee to examine and report on an item on its agenda.