Shura attends parliamentary meeting on human rights, civil society and combating terrorism

The Shura Council participated in the parliamentary meeting held on the sidelines of the High-Level International Conference on Human Rights, Civil Society and Counter-Terrorism UNOCT in Malaga, Spain.The Shura Council was represented at the meeting organised by the Doha-based UNOCT Programme Office on Parliamentary Engagement in Preventing and Countering Terrorism in partnership with the Shura Council, by HE the Deputy Speaker of the Shura Council Dr Hamda bint Hassan al-Sulaiti.HE the Deputy Speaker, in a speech delivered via video communication technology, stressed the important role that parliaments play in formulating policies and enacting legislation, especially in combating terrorism, prevention and drying up its sources.She pointed out that achieving this goal can only be achieved with the co-operation of all countries at the global level, and concerted efforts at the national level, reviewing Qatar's efforts in this field through its effective contribution to regional and international efforts, through the implementation of the measures included in the United Nations strategy that has been adopted since 2006, implementing all resolutions and measures issued by the Security Council related to combating terrorism and its financing.The Deputy Speaker drew attention to the important role played by civil society organisations in mobilising energies and helping to mobilise different groups of people to support initiatives adopted by governments and legislated by parliaments.She stressed the importance of this meeting in reaching the best and most successful way to determine the means by which parliamentarians will be able to work with civil society organisations, to enhance the tasks of parliaments in combating and preventing terrorism.