ABHA: Princess Adila bint Abdullah, deputy chairperson of the National Family Safety Program, will today open a seminar here titled “The Role of Judicial and Security Institutions in Fighting Family Violence.”
The lecture is part of the organization’s efforts to end domestic violence by increasing public awareness of social, cultural and rights issues.
Hady Al-Yamy, a legal consultant who is taking part in the program, emphasized the need to enact laws outlining human rights violations and their punishments.
“Every member of society should know the punishment he would receive when he violates human rights. Such regulations would play a big role in ending all forms of family violence,” he said.
He added that a number of legal experts in the Kingdom have emphasized the importance of enacting such laws. Al-Yamy believes that family violence in the Kingdom has not yet become a phenomenon. He, however, said there were instances of minors being married and violence against women and children.
“Lack of awareness about rights is the main problem ... Islam calls for the protection of human rights. The problem is not the religion but individuals who violate religious teachings and follow wrong customs and traditions,” he said.
The seminar will also be addressed by Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al-Razine, a judge at Jeddah’s General Court, Lt. Col. Abdullah Dhafran of Asir police and Musaed Al-Qahtani of the Investigation and Public Prosecution Commission.
