Child protection based on Shariah law: HRC chief

September 22, 2016

Jeddah, Sep 22: The Kingdom’s efforts to promote and protect children’s rights are based on its constitutional principles and stem from the principles of Islamic Shariah, asserted Human Rights Commission chief Bandar Al-Aiban.

His remarks came during the discussion of the Kingdom’s third and four reports on the Convention of the Rights of the Child at the headquarters of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva.

He said these efforts and the strong political will have contributed to moving from commitments to best practices in the field of protection of children’s rights, adding that a specialized center was set up to receive reports of domestic violence via a free 24-hour hotline service.

He added that the ongoing study of the juvenile project at the Shoura Council includes provisions to deal with juveniles to ensure that their rights are protected to the maximum in case of arrest, investigation, trial and penalties imposed.

He said the Kingdom, under the leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, has taken pioneering steps toward sustainable development, which holds human rights as a matter of priority.

The Kingdom’s 10th development plan includes strategic targets closely related to human rights.

As for building capacities and potential to achieve the ambitious targets for Saudi Vision 2030, Al-Aiban said the National Transformation Program 2020 includes targets and initiatives related to human rights, including initiatives related to children’s rights, development of nurseries and child-care programs, and expansion of such services in all regions of the Kingdom.

Targets to be achieved also include increasing the proportion of children enrolled in kindergartens, as well as increasing the number of students with disabilities benefiting from special programs tailored for them.

The program also aims to increase the percentage of students participating in extra-curricular activities.

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‘Israeli aggression has killed 70 percent of Zionist captives in Gaza’

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May 17,2024

Hamas says the Israeli regime’s bombing of the Gaza Strip, which is enduring a genocidal Israeli war, has killed 70 percent of the Zionist captives, who have been held by the Palestinian resistance movement since an October operation.

Khalil al-Hayya, deputy chief of Hamas’ Political Bureau, announced the information in an interview with Lebanon’s al-Manar television network on Thursday.

“The Zionist enemy wants to recover the remaining captives by force, killing them by bombing,” he said.

Around 250 people were taken captive on October 7 last year during Al-Aqsa Storm, a retaliatory operation by Gaza’s resistance groups.

At least 35,272 Palestinians have died in an Israeli war of genocide that began following the operation.

Hamas released 105 of the captives during a week-long truce in late November.

Hamas recently agreed to another truce proposal enabling cessation of the Israeli aggression and release of the rest of the captives. The Israeli regime, however, rejected the proposal.

The Hamas’ official said, “The latest proposal presented to us comes very close to our demands, but the enemy has not respected the proposal or the mediators.”

Al-Hayya reiterated the movement’s demands, saying any potential truce agreement had to mandate a complete and comprehensive cessation of the Israeli aggression, withdrawal of all Israeli forces from Gaza, and then a captive exchange deal.

‘Victory is our ally’

The Hamas’ official pointed to the Israeli regime’s failure to realize its war goals, including defeating the resistance.

“After eight months of aggression, the enemy has failed to eradicate the resistance in Gaza despite all the actions of the occupation,” he said.

“The resistance has rebuilt itself and can adapt its capabilities to face the occupation,” the official said, asserting, “The resistance is capable of enduring for many months and will continue to defend its people as long as the battle is ongoing.”

“The resistance has the ability to continue because it is right, and victory is our ally, while the enemy will face defeat.”

Thanking regional resistance

Elsewhere in his remarks, al-Hayya expressed gratitude towards the regional resistance groups for the pro-Palestinian operations that they have been carrying out against Israeli targets and those associated with the occupying regime.

“The fronts in Yemen, Lebanon, and Iraq support Gaza and link the cessation of [their] operations to the end of aggression on Gaza,” he said.

“When we meet with the resistance forces in the region, we affirm that the battle is one.”

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