Dr. Bandar bin Mohammed Al-Aiban, President of the Human Rights Commission said that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has achieved great progress in the protection and promotion of human rights (HRs), through its legislation, judicial, executive and administrative systems, as successive measures that reflect the effectiveness of these laws and express political will, have been taken or made. Human well-being, protection and promotion of their rights and respect for their dignity, is the main aim of the KSA, he stated, adding, as he was addressing a panel discussion organized by the commission in cooperation with the United Nations office in the Kingdom, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in the presence of a number of ambassadors, the United Nations Resident Coordinator on behalf of the United Nations, media men, members of the commission. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and HRH the Crown Prince, represented by its governmental and non-governmental institutions have been carrying out intensive campaigns and activities, aimed at spreading culture of human rights and to raise awareness among all, noting that today's meeting is only a part of an integrated system of these campaigns and activities, while we are here, seminars, workshops, courses and exhibitions are held in various governmental and non-governmental bodies, in relationship or under its supervision of the commission, he explained. Dr. Al-Aiban said that observers of the human rights situation in the Kingdom, with an objective view, find that it has made great progress in the promotion and protection of human rights, at all levels, legislative, judicial, administrative and so on. The Vision of the Kingdom 2030 which includes plans and programs aims at making the Kingdom a leading model in the world at all levels, which included many areas of human rights, such as the right to life, the right to security, the right to health, the right to education and training, empowerment of women, promotion of participation, in political and public life, freedom of association, the right to cultural participation and to sports and recreational activities, he pointed out. National Human Rights Strategy, in the Kingdom, is currently under review, is encompassing all principles aimed at protecting and promoting human rights, in accordance with the principles of Islamic law, the Basic Law on Governance, other regulations as well as regional and international human rights conventions, as the Kingdom is a party to most of them and is guided by a number of regional and international declarations, too.
