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NHRC: Qatar blockade worse than Berlin Wall
[Al Jazeera] The cutting of diplomatic ties, closure of air, land and sea and the restrictions placed on Qatar...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates... are "worse than the Berlin Wall", according to the chairman of Qatar's National Human Rights Committee (NHRC). Speaking in Geneva on Friday, Ali Bin Smaikh al-Marri called on the UN Human Rights Council to condemn the blockade of Qatar as it infringes upon the rights of more than 13,000 citizens of the Arab countries involved. "All these decisions are really a violation against the rights of the families," Marri said in a separate interview with Al Jazeera. According to a report released by NHRC on Thursday, the actions taken by Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... , the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, along with Egypt, separated mothers from their children in some cases. Hundreds of complaints were submitted to the NHRC by email, phone and hotlines, or personal visits to its headquarters in Qatar's capital, Doha. "These procedures [blockade] are worse than the Berlin Wall," Marri said. "Families have been separated. In one instance, a Saudi man died in Qatar. His sons were prevented by Saudi authorities to bring the body back home so Qatar took the responsibility to bury him. "This is collective punishment and the blockade will affect thousands of people. Posted by: Fred 2017-06-18 |
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