HE Al-Marri Re-Elected As Chairman of the Subsidiary Accreditation Committee

Geneva, May 14 (QNA) - The International Coordination Committee (ICC) for national human rights institutions, sub-committee on accreditation re-elected Dr Ali bin Futais Al Marri, the Chairman of the National Human Rights Committee ( NHRC) for a second term . This came during the sub-committee on accreditation meetings now in progress in the Swiss Capital , Geneva and which are to continue till Thursday. In a press statement he gave on the occasion , HE al marri said his re-election represents a renewal of the confidence in the NHRC and an assertion to credibility and independence the NHCR is enjoying and an indication of the great support the state of qatar is providing in all matters relating to human rights issues at all local, regional and international levels. Al Marri is also President of the Arab Network for Human Rights Institutions. Al-Marri is scheduled also to chair the "Asia- Pacific forum " by next October. Thirteen human rights institutions in the Arab world have already been accredited to the ICC. The countries that got A status include Qatar, Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Mauritania. Libya, Oman and Bahrain have been granted B status, while several newly formed organisations in the region are in the accreditation process. (QNA)