Arab News, Sunday, Dec 11, 2022 | Jamadi Al Awwal 17, 1444
Human rights in KSA ‘protected by laws, regulations’
Saudi Arabia:
The president of the Saudi Human Rights Commission reiterated that human rights
in the Kingdom are protected by national laws and regulations, and that interest
in ensuring these rights has doubled under the leadership of King Salman and
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Hala bint Mazyad Al-Tuwaijri said that the
Kingdom’s Vision 2030 reform plan has brought about substantial reform in many
laws and legislations that will enhance the protection of human rights.
On World Human Rights Day, Al-Tuwaijri said: “The
reforms that the Kingdom witnessed in human rights contributed to achieving the
highest standards of response to national priorities and international
commitments in this field through several amendments and reforms that
contributed to the promotion and protection of these rights at the local level,
in addition to its accession to many of international human rights instruments
and conventions.
“This has reinforced the establishment of an
authority linked directly to King Salman tasked with protecting and promoting
human rights.”
Al-Tuwaijri said that human rights need to be
approached professionally and methodically, based on knowledge, dialogue,
organized work, exchange of experiences, and partnerships.
She added that the human and societal values
represented by the Saudi society are considered an incubator and enabler of
human rights based on the community’s culture, which is enriched with love for
peace and goodness, and based on the principles of Islamic Shariah.
Al-Tuwaijri said that the Kingdom’s government and
people work as one to protect and promote human rights, and join the world
through the international commitment to preserving fundamental rights and
freedoms for all.
“That this day for this year bears the slogan
‘dignity, freedom, and justice for all,’ which confirms the recognition of the
inherent dignity of all human beings and their equal rights, as this is embodied
in the principles of Law of Governance in realizing the principles and values of
justice, consultation and equality per Islamic Shariah.”