NHRC office at HIA aids World Cup passengers on rights issues
The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) continues to educate fans coming for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 about their rights and duties through its office at Hamad International Airport (HIA), as well as providing them with the necessary support in terms of legal advice and other such services.
The rights body stated in a statement that NHRC’s airport office staff, alongside a delegation of volunteers from the Oman Human Rights Commission (OHRC), continue to receive passengers, and distribute hundreds of publications to raising awareness of human rights, in the Arabic, English and Spanish languages, to introduce the office’s most important services and legal advice hotlines provided to the World Cup audience.
Passengers at the Arrivals and Departures can benefit from the automated system to communicate with NHRC legal experts around the clock, where passengers can enter their data into the system, which is available in four main languages, at the NHRC airport office for any inquiries or filing complaints if necessary. The office is considered one of the most important fruits of the Agreement of Understanding concluded between NHRC and the Qatar Company for Airports Operation and Management (MATAR), to support co-operation and the strengthening of the partnership between the two parties, to spread the culture of human rights, and to exchange the expertise and capabilities, employing them to promote and protect human rights within the framework of each party’s competences.
Officer in Charge (OIC) of the NHRC office at HIA Hadi Mubarak al-Khayarin said that the office aims to raise awareness of the culture of human rights, and to confront any possible violations that may occur to travellers, stressing that the office will continue to operate beyond the World Cup, serving all passengers travelling through HIA, Qatar’s main and largest airport. Al-Khayarin added that educating passengers about their rights and duties enhances their sense of safety and comfort, as well as strengthens their rights, and spreads the culture of respect for otherness, which is how NHRC seeks to improve the World Cup experience and to set as a model for future editions. This is so, given that Qatar has succeeded in developing unique events, platforms, and innovative methods that were unparalleled in previous World Cup editions, with such examples as the national forum on Human Rights, the NHRC office at HIA, in addition to the International Consular Services Centre, which supports international fans visiting for the World Cup. OIC of the NHRC office at HIA highlighted its welltrained staffers, which reflects NHRC’s keenness to promote the right of expression and of cheering, along with other fan rights during the tournament.
Al-Khayarin noted the office’s comprehensive team, working alongside the OHRC volunteer delegation, within the framework of contributing positively to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, and enriching the human rights experience of the World Cup, through the exchange of experience.
He also stressed the fact that visiting delegations have praised the entry preparations for the masses and the ground staff’s welcoming, reflecting Qatar’s preparations and the distinguished co-ordination between its relevant authorities, including the NHRC, MATAR, and law enforcement agencies in the country.