Arab Committee for Human Rights meetings kick off
The 44th session of the Arab Committee for Human
Rights started here on Tuesday.
Attending the meetings are representatives of human
rights bodies in the Arab countries.
The three-day meetings will take up several topics
including the human rights situation in the Arab region and means of standing
up to the Israeli violations in the occupied Arab territories.
In his speech at the inaugural session, head of the
committee Amged Shamout said that today's meeting coincides with the 50th
anniversary of the committee which contributed over those five decades to
enhancing human rights in the Arab region.
He denounced the practices of the Israeli occupation
authorities against the Palestinian people during their peaceful
demonstrations.
He accused Israel of committing war crimes against
the defenseless Palestinian people.
