Qatar affirms its firm and principled position against all racist practices

The State of Qatar affirmed its firm and principled position against all racist practices based on racial discrimination, regardless of the perpetrators, victims, or place of commission. This came in the statement of the State of Qatar, which was delivered by Ms. Maha Jassim Al-Hail, Third Secretary of the Department of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during the general discussion on "Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance Follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Program of Action"within the framework of the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council. Ms. Maha said that the State of Qatar, based on its firm conviction that racism and racial discrimination constitute a violation of all international and national conventions and norms, has been keen to promote the values ​​of equality and combat racism and intolerance, and to spread the discourse of tolerance and acceptance of the other, pointing out that it has adopted many measures that work to promote Integration and consolidation of a safe, pluralistic community environment free from tensions, manifestations of hatred, intolerance and racial discrimination. She pointed out that the FIFA,Football,Soccer,Football,Soccer World Cup Qatar 2022, which was recently hosted by the State of Qatar, constituted a valuable opportunity to promote the values ​​of respect, equality and diversity, noting that the tournament confirmed that sport and major sporting events can be harnessed to achieve rapprochement between peoples and support the values ​​of tolerance and mutual respect. She pointed out that despite the efforts that have been made for decades to establish the principles of tolerance and equality, the phenomena of intolerance, racism, discrimination and hate speech are still present and widespread, noting the incidents of burning copies of the Noble Qur’an that have recently occurred in some countries, which clearly aimed to distort the image of religion. Islam and incitement to hatred against Muslims. She stressed that the repercussions of these dangerous and unjustified actions, whose scope is not limited to the national level only, provoke the feelings of more than two billion Muslims around the world, and that they would cause a profound negative impact that is difficult to remedy in the short and long term. Mrs. Maha Jassem Al-Hail, Third Secretary of the Department of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stressed the importance of taking effective measures, especially by governments whose countries witness these phenomena, to prevent all ideas and practices that incite racial or religious hatred, calling for the Human Rights Council, through its mechanisms. concerned, as well as the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, to give this subject sufficient attention in the context of the implementation of their tasks and mandates.