Zaid Al-Hussein, deputy president for the Human Rights Commission (HRC), said Saudi Arabia has received 225 recommendations from the International Council for Human Rights in Geneva. He disclosed this during the presentation of its second comprehensive report about the position of human rights in Saudi Arabia.
The Kingdom has rejected some of these recommendations because they contradicted Shariah laws. He said the commission has filed 75 recommendations that are related to human rights for the consideration of higher authorities.
The HRC said it will watch the implementation mechanisms of the recent resolution which was approved by the Council of Ministers, related to criminalizing terrorism and its financiers. The commission said that some of the system’s articles have been improved and others canceled, but overall, the system has been formed in a better way.
“Many countries are faced with the choice between maintaining security and the stability of the community or utter chaos,” President of the Human Rights Commission Mefleh Al-Qahtani said.
Local media reported that the law to criminalize terrorism and its funding will come into effect from next month. Many articles were improved and the viewpoints of various directorates, including the Human Rights Commission, were taken into account.
The HRC welcomed some of the changes that included the setting up of specialized rehabilitation centers. The implementation of some articles, in particular the ones related to inspecting shelters need to be scrutinized, to maintain an equilibrium between security and human rights.
The HRC placed the issue of beggary within the realm of human trafficking, because organized gangs employ women and children to beg. These gangs are usually led by Saudi nationals and residents, and have turned the corrupt practice into an income-generating source.
The 75 recommendations the commission sent to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah are related to social, economic, health and educational matters. Al-Hussein said the Bureau of Experts is studying these recommendations and it will coordinate with the commission in the implementing process.
Rights suggestions not in line with Shariah rejected
