(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Mohammed Osman | The Peninsula
Qatar National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) has said it has registered as many as 3,446 complaints related to human rights violations committed by the siege countries since the blockade imposed on Qatar on June 5.
The complaints varied between violations related to residency, properties, religious practices, health, family, travel movements, education and the right to work.
Saudi Arabia topped the three blockading Gulf countries with total number of violations 2,045 out of total 3,446 complaints received by the NHRC so far, which makes the 60 percent of total human rights violations committed.
The majority of violations reported are related to restriction of movement with total 724 complaints followed by violations related to properties 633, family related violations 331, violations linked to the right of religious practices 158, residency related violations 58 and education related complaints are 55.
The UAE has committed 367 violations with regard to the right to own property since the beginning of the siege of Qatar, said QNHRC, followed with 307 violations related to the right to movement. Comparing to other two Gulf states, UAE has the highest number of violations with regard to the right of education with 61 percent of the violations (130 out of total 213 education related complaints).
NHRC has repeatedly stated that the large number of violations against Qatari owners of properties and companies in three Gulf countries that imposed siege on Qatar, shows the absence of a safe legislative environment for investors and business in general.
The chairman of the NHRC, Dr Ali bin Dr Ali bin Smaikh Al Marri, said earlier this month at the British Parliament in London, 'no country has the right to threaten the interests of individuals, close down companies, confiscate properties, prevent money transfers and lay off workers or commit other violations on the grounds of political differences.
The latest statistics released by the NHRC yesterday also show that the Saudi Arabia's violations of the right to property are more than that committed by the UAE (367) in terms of the number of complaints which was 633 and most of these complaints were related to the livestock of Qatari citizens in Saudi Arabia as many of these livestock were deported and some others are still in Saudi Arabia while owners were forced to leave the country within 14 days.
Regarding complaints of families suffering separation, which is one of the most cruel act taken by these countries, the statistics reveal that 331 violations were committed by Saudi Arabia, while Bahrain ranked second committing 211 violations, and the UAE 78 violations of the right of families to live together.
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