The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) intends to discuss a series of new mechanisms and procedures with international delegations and organisations to compel the blockading countries to stop their punitive and discriminatory measures against citizens and residents of Qatar, its chairman HE Dr Ali bin Smaikh al Marri has said.

The NHRC chief proposes to forming an international coalition to protect the rights of victims of the blockade and enable them to present their testimony before the international forums to expose the violations committed by the blockading countries.

He said the NHRC will spare no efforts to demand the release of two Qatari nationals from Saudi prisons, one of whom is a forced detainee.

He said the NHRC is in constant contact with all international organisations to put pressure on the authorities to secure the release of Qatari citizens.

The NHRC chief said he had sent a letter to the European Union and international bodies demanding their intervention in this regard. 

He said the NHRC has received 4,234 complaints against siege states since the beginning of the blockade on June 5, 2017.

“During the two years of the blockade, the NHRC received 2,234 complaints against Saudi Arabia, 1,126 complaints against the UAE, 527 complaints against Bahrain, 338 complaints against Egypt and 9 complaints against other countries,” the NHRC chief said.

The committee will spare no efforts to ensure justice for all those affected by the unjust blockade, he said.

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