Riyadh: The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has applauded the positive role of Prince Mohammed bin Naif Center for Counseling and Care in combating terrorism and rehabilitating people with extremist ideologies.
This commendation came in a resolution passed by the UNHRC at the conclusion of its 31st session in Geneva. The month-long session concluded on March 24.
The council hailed the center, an important element of the Kingdom’s counter-terrorism program, for proper advice, counseling and positive care for inmates’ reintegration into society to join the mainstream Saudi culture for constructive work.
Founded in 2007 by Prince Mohammed bin Naif, the main aim of the center is the rehabilitation of the misguided through religious re-education and psychological counseling of people with extremist ideologies.
The idea is to return extremists to the true values of Islam. The center employs intensive religious instruction by deconstructing extremists’ interpretation of the Holy Qur’an.
On the occasion, the UNHRC also told member states that while countering terrorism, it is of utmost importance to respect and protect human rights in every possible manner.
The key resolution, supported and introduced by the Arab states including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Yemen and Palestine, called upon member states to ban terrorist groups from gaining roots and promoting their ideologies.
The UNHRC urged member states to adopt firm rehabilitation strategies for returning terrorists to society, wherever they are doing damage.
This commendation came in a resolution passed by the UNHRC at the conclusion of its 31st session in Geneva. The month-long session concluded on March 24.
The council hailed the center, an important element of the Kingdom’s counter-terrorism program, for proper advice, counseling and positive care for inmates’ reintegration into society to join the mainstream Saudi culture for constructive work.
Founded in 2007 by Prince Mohammed bin Naif, the main aim of the center is the rehabilitation of the misguided through religious re-education and psychological counseling of people with extremist ideologies.
The idea is to return extremists to the true values of Islam. The center employs intensive religious instruction by deconstructing extremists’ interpretation of the Holy Qur’an.
On the occasion, the UNHRC also told member states that while countering terrorism, it is of utmost importance to respect and protect human rights in every possible manner.
The key resolution, supported and introduced by the Arab states including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Yemen and Palestine, called upon member states to ban terrorist groups from gaining roots and promoting their ideologies.
The UNHRC urged member states to adopt firm rehabilitation strategies for returning terrorists to society, wherever they are doing damage.
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