UAE and Seychelles Boost Parliamentary Cooperation

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  In a step toward deepening international collaboration, the UAE Parliamentary Friendship Committee recently held a pivotal meeting with Waven William, Chairperson of the International Affairs Committee of the National Assembly of Seychelles. The agenda: enhancing parliamentary cooperation and forging stronger bilateral relations between the two nations. The dialogue, marked by mutual respect and shared interests, focused on the importance of inter-parliamentary exchange in fostering diplomatic and developmental ties. Both sides emphasized the need for collaborative approaches to global challenges such as climate change, economic diversification, and sustainable development — issues that resonate deeply with both countries given their strategic geographic locations and shared ambitions. Waven William lauded the UAE’s rapid progress in governance and innovation and expressed interest in learning from the UAE’s successful models of economic and social development. The UAE representa...

Another milestone in UAE Human Rights



 Today  August 30, 2021, the UAE’s announcement of the establishment of the National Human Rights Commission  (NHRI).

The Emirates News Agency, WAM, reported that the President of the UAE, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, issued a federal law that aims to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms following the provisions of the UAE Constitution, laws, and legislation in force in the UAE, as well as relevant international conventions.  

In view of this, The human rights institutions that are established in accordance with the Paris Principles are treated as official state-created organizations for the promotion and protection of human rights. Such institutions enjoy financial and administrative autonomy in exercising their mandates and are guided by the Paris Principles for the National Human Rights Institutions, which were adopted in 1993.

The establishment of this key mechanism stems from the UAE’s eagerness to develop its institutional structure of human rights in a way that will enhance the country’s position and highlight its role in advancing it.

In developing this law, the UAE was keen to follow best practices and benchmark previous experiences of other countries with similar institutions.

The UAE also sought advice from international organizations, most notably, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, which provided legal and technical assistance to draft the NHRI law.

 

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