NHRC, Algerian rights council sign deal to boost co-peration

Qatar's National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) and the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) of Algeria signed a memorandum of co-operation to strengthen co-ordination in the protection and promotion of human rights between the two sides.The memorandum was signed by HE the Chairperson of the NHRC Mariam bint Abdullah al-Attiyah, and the Chairman of the CNDH Abdel Majid Zaalani.It stressed the need to consolidate and promote relations in the fields of human rights between the two countries, as well as to hold consultations on all issues of mutual interest, determining the appropriate framework for action and close co-operation in the common interest.The memorandum was signed on the sidelines of the fundamental training course on "the establishment of National Human Rights Institutions in Accordance with the Paris Principles of the Year 93 to Introduce the International Human Rights System" organised by the Doha-based Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions (ANNHRI), in co-operation with the National Human Rights Council in Algeria.In her opening speech, HE Chairperson of the Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions (ANNHRI) Maryam bint Abdullah al-Attiyah confirmed the network's efforts and programmes to build and raise capacities, refine professional skills and change behaviours and attitudes related to human rights, in a way that contributes to strengthening the capacities of human rights defenders in order to promote and protect these rights to achieve a better tomorrow in which human dignity is protected.She explained that the supreme message of the ANNHRI is human dignity, and directs all its efforts to combat violations and obtain rights in order to protect human dignity.For his part, Zaalani stressed in his speech the importance of this course, which will contribute to strengthening the capacities of specialists and will enable them to exchange experiences in human rights protection with their counterparts, affirming the importance of supporting and developing training, informing all concerned about the Paris 1993 principles of human rights, and bringing points of view closer in this framework.Zaalani reiterated the importance of strengthening co-operation between the National Human Rights Council of Algeria and the Arab Network of National Human Rights Institutions which was established during the seventh session of the National Human Rights Institutions in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott on April 27, 2011, in order to promote, develop and protect human rights in the Arab world.