Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jasem Al-Budaiwi underlined on Tuesday the GCC countries safeguard human rights and guarantee all basic rights, including equality and non-discrimination, under the directives of their leaders of the GCC countries.

The GCC Secretary-General made the statement on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, annually marked on March 21.

Al-Budaiwi has stressed out that the GCC countries are committed to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination and criminalizing its acts, in accordance with the legislation, laws, procedures and measures adopted by the GCC countries.

He indicated that “the world today still suffers from campaigns of racism, discrimination and hatred, and related intolerance that has created challenges for the international community to find solutions to combat racism in all its forms and places.” In addition “the GCC countries have been working to spread and promote a culture of tolerance, respect for human rights, justice, equality, and rejection of racism, in application of the tolerant Islamic Sharia which prohibits discrimination in all its forms.” Al Budaiwi stressed the importance that the international community condemn discourses that promote ideas based on racial superiority or hatred, or that incite racism and discrimination.

Source: Kuwait News Agency