NHRC educates 1,000 students on fundamental principles of human rights

Doha, Qatar: The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) has organised a series of diverse lectures on the fundamental principles of human rights as pa...

Doha, Qatar: The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) has organised a series of diverse lectures on the fundamental principles of human rights as part of the Spring Centers Initiative launched by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE).

 Held across 16 centers and schools, 1,000 male and female students benefited from this flagship initiative.

In a statement, NHRC affirmed that it had presented its awareness-raising lectures to six schools for males, namely Khalifa Secondary School for Boys, Abdullah Bin Ali Al Misnad Independent Preparatory School for Boys, Mohammad Bin Abdulwahhab Independent Secondary School for Boys, Ali Bin Jassim Bin Mahmood Al Thani Secondary School for boys, Jaber Bin Hayyan Primary Boys School, and Osama bin Zaid Preparatory School.

 In addition, 7 lectures were provided to Al Markhiya Primary School for Girls, Al Ekhlas Model School, Sawda bint Zam’a Preparatory School for Girls, Al Khor Primary Girls School, Maria Al Qibtiyya Preparatory School for Girls, Fatima Bint Al Waleed Preparatory School for girls, and Umm Salama Primary Girls School.

Director of NHRC Programs and Education Department, Hamad Al Hajri, lauded the MoEHE’s initiative, affirming that it came at the core of NHRC’s objectives in propagating human rights culture in school campuses. He added that spreading this culture among students primarily contributes to preventing human rights violations over the long haul, representing as a crucial investment in the quest for having a fair society where all human rights are respected and recognised.