Bin Daghr meets the head of the Nada Organisation for the Protection of Children's Rights
2017/11/02 at 06:44 PM (Al-Omana Net / Riyadh:)
Prime Minister Dr Ahmed Obaid bin Daghr met the head of the Nada Foundation for the Protection of Children’s Rights, the young human rights activist Nada Al-Ahdal, and heard from her about the foundation’s efforts and the goals it seeks to achieve.
The Prime Minister was briefed on the issues the foundation has taken up and defends, especially the grave violations Yemeni children have suffered since the coup carried out by the Houthi and Saleh militia against the institutions of the state, in particular the violations related to the militia’s recruitment of children and its shelling of residential neighbourhoods.
The Prime Minister praised the efforts of the human rights activist Nada Al-Ahdal, whom he described as “the ambassador of Arab children”, and commended the activities she carries out through various means to make international public opinion aware of the issues of Yemeni children and to defend children’s rights that are being violated, especially in countries experiencing armed conflict. He stressed the need to step up efforts to convey the full picture to international organisations and through the international conferences the activist will attend in many countries, and the importance of exposing the Houthis’ crimes against childhood in Yemen, in contrast to the efforts made by the legitimate government to normalise the situation and protect human rights and human dignity, under the directives of His Excellency President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, President of the Republic.
The Prime Minister instructed the Minister of Human Rights to remove all the difficulties facing the Nada Organisation for the Protection of Children’s Rights and to provide it with the support it needs, so that the world may hear the voice of Yemeni childhood through the efforts Nada makes in her working life.
He praised the courage of the young Nada Al-Ahdal, her struggle, her strength of character and her steadfastness despite all the challenges, and valued the role of the brothers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its wise leadership in supporting her and enabling her to complete her studies, as she is a model for the children of Yemen in her intelligence and her character and in not being swayed by the reactions that tried to deter her from success.
For her part, Al-Ahdal pointed out that the violations against childhood must be a priority for Yemeni civil society organisations, so as to make them known to world public opinion, which is being misled and kept from seeing the militias’ violations. She expressed her gratitude to His Excellency the President and to His Excellency the Prime Minister for their interest and continuous follow-up, and for the government’s support for human rights issues, and children’s issues in particular, in the exceptional circumstances our country is going through.
