He said that the unilateral measures taken by the siege countries had caused a wide range of violations of human rights;  civil, political, economic, social and cultural, and that the actions taken by the blockading countries were equal to the crime of aggression. 

“The siege is a punishment to Qatari residents and the citizens of the GCC countries and has been used as a tool for political pressure and a means of managing political differences.” 

He also said that the countries of the blockade have tried during the siege crisis and after the failure of the policy of denial and treachery, to create new tricks represented by establishing national mechanisms and committees and hotlines to deal with emergency humanitarian situations. “But the international report revealed their lies and the lack of credibility of these countries and their seriousness in finding a solution to the crisis.”

“The illegal measures of discrimination can be amounting to the crime of racism and its purpose in the economic, commercial and investment fields is targeting and striking the infrastructure of Qatar’s national economy and damaging the economic rights of individuals and communities which is a dangerous precedent that amounts to the crime of aggression and economic war,” he added.

“The the annual report of the siege violations on Qatar confirmed that there is no response from the siege countries to address and stop the escalating violations and that the continuation of the tragedy of the separated families will greatly disrupt the social fabric of the Gulf. It also violates the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and The Convention on the Elimination of All Racial Discrimination,” he said.

“We can not allow the Berlin Wall to be built in the 21st century, and the dismemberment of families like what happened with the two Koreas,” he added.

Al Marri added that our presence in this international forum is to convey the suffering of children, women, disabled people and workers affected by the siege and to address the free world for more pressure on these countries. “The decisions of the International Court of Justice are mandatory and the Security Council may intervene to impose them if the UAE refused.”

Al-Marri explained that there is a stage in which the court is demanding from the UAE to stop the violations as a precautionary or preventive measure especially for serious cases. “The next stage is to look into the issue of the complaint and to decide on it and to approve the compensation. The court may agree on the amount of compensation. Obstacles to the agreement on the amount of compensation and in the absence of the parties to reach an agreement, the court determines the amounts of compensation.”

“I repeat here that the action taken by Qatar against the UAE at the International Court of Justice was done under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination in accordance with Article 22, and the UAE didn’t pay attention to it unlike other countries of the siege. We are now exploring and studying all other international procedures and agreements to hold these countries accountable.”

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