Speaking at a press conference in Geneva on Friday, National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Chairman Ali bin Smaikh al Marri has urged the Qatari government to approach the United Nations Security Council to hold the blockading countries to account for the illegal measures they have taken against Qatar which constitute a crime of aggression, an economic war and collective punishment of Qatari peopel.
The NHRC Chairman also called for urgent measures by the UN Human Rights High Commission to address the violations committed by the siege countries aligning with the conclusions issued in the report of its technical delegation which had visited Qatar at the end of last year.
Marri praised the complaint filed by Qatar before the International Court of Justice against the UAE to compensate the blockade victims.
The NHRC Chairman stressed on the need to collaborate with an international centre for medicine and psychological support to evaluate the extent of psychological damage inflicted on the blockade victims, especially divided families, students and pilgrims who are barred from performing religious rituals.
Marri noted that these evaluations would be included in the legal files to be presented to international courts and organisations.
The NHRC chief stressed on the importance of suing the Saudi authorities by Qatar and the victims who were affected by Saudi Arabia's use of religious sites for politics and denial of the religious rights to Qatar's pilgrims.
Last June, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, and the UAE imposed a land, naval and air blockade on Qatar, accusing Doha of supporting terrorism, an allegation strongly denied by Doha.
The Saudi-led quartet presented Qatar with a list of demands and gave it an ultimatum to comply with them or face consequences.
Doha, however, refused to meet the demands and stressed that it would not abandon its independent foreign policy.
