National Society for Human Rights
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| Abbreviation | NSHR |
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| Formation | 2004 |
| Purpose | Human Rights |
| Headquarters | Riyadh |
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Region served
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Saudi Arabia |
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President
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Mufleh Al Qahtani |
| Website | http://nshr.org.sa |
The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) is a Saudi Arabian human rights organisation closely associated with and funded by the Saudi government and established on 10 March 2004, two years after the Human Rights First Society applied unsuccessfully for a licence. The President of the Society is Bandr Hajjar.
The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) implements the international human rights charters signed by Saudi Arabia, and it also includes a special panel to monitor violations of women's rights. According to its resolution, the Society seeks to protect human rights and preserve human dignity as ordered by Allah, Most Powerful, in the Qur’an: “And indeed We have honoured the Children of Adam”. It seeks to support the rights of citizens, to monitor and pursue their rights as established and recognized by Islamic Sharia law and applicable regulations, and seeks to protect citizens from possible violations, abuses, and breaches of those rights. It also seeks to contribute to international efforts and worldwide cooperation aimed at preserving human rights. The main office is in Riyadh, but it also has four other branches in Saudi Arabia, located in Jeddah, Makkah, Jizan, and East Province, and it is working to open a fifth branch in Aljouf. The Society consists of 41 founding members, six of whom are women.
Several citizens of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia sought to establish the National Society for Human Rights based on the following:
The bodies of the Society includes:
The objectives of the Society are as follows:
The functions of the Society are as follows
The General Assembly performs and undertakes the following duties and tasks:
The Executive Council consists of nine members including the President and the Vice Presidents. The membership period of the Council is four years subject to renewal. In case a vacancy occurs for any reason, a replacement shall be assigned by a decision of the General Assembly to fill such vacancy, in order to complete the period of his predecessor. The Executive Council manages the work of the Society in a manner that achieves the goals for which the Society was established as provided for in the Constitution. In particular, the Executive Council may carry out the following:
The Monitor and Follow Up Committee;
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