Chairman of the Arab Permanent Committee on Human Rights Dr Amjad Shammout has praised the State of Qatar's call to hold emergency meetings of international and regional human rights bodies, including the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Arab Permanent Committee on Human Rights at the Arab League, and the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly, in order to make critical decisions in the field of the protection of civilians and rapid intervention to cope with human tragedies in Syria.
Dr Shammout said that the call by Chairman of Qatar's National Human Rights Committee, Dr Ali bin Smaikh Al Marri, came at the right time to alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people.
He noted that consultative and coordinating meetings can be held to develop proposals and build on it, in addition to developing an Arab, regional and international working plan to support and protect the Syrian civilians.
He said that the massacres committed by the Syrian regime and its allies are serious violations of the international human rights system, adding that the international community is not serious nor resolute in dealing with this crisis.
He stressed the need to have a real role and mechanisms to provide regional and international protection of Syrian civilians.
