Regional working seminar in Rabat stresses the need to protect media professionals and journalists in conflict zones

Rabat – IEA
A regional working seminar in the Moroccan city of Rabat discussed international treaties in areas of armed conflict, with the participation of a number of representatives of Arab media institutions, while stressing the need to protect media professionals and journalists in conflict areas.
The correspondent of the Iraqi News Agency (INA) said, “A regional workshop discussed (the role of the media in promoting the enjoyment of the right to adequate food: in light of armed conflicts and environmental and climate change) which was held in the city of Rabat in Morocco, the violations that the Palestinians are exposed to in the Gaza Strip and the humanitarian and environmental repercussions in light of the continued Israeli aggression that violates international norms and laws.”
He added, “The episode also addressed climate and environmental changes and their impact on humanitarian and economic conditions and their impact on biodiversity. It stressed the need to protect media professionals and journalists in conflict zones and to prosecute those who target them legally, as well as the importance of educating the public about the right to access adequate food in crises and wars.”
He pointed out that “the first day included a session on the concept, principles and basic international treaties of human rights, the second session on international and regional mechanisms for protecting and promoting human rights, the third session discussed the general and standard framework for economic, social and legal rights, and the fourth session addressed the role of national institutions in protecting and promoting human rights.
The sessions were attended by Mohamed Aujar, head of the Al-Shorouk Center for Democracy, Media and Human Rights, Amna Bou Ayash, head of the National Council for Human Rights in Morocco, Mohamed Al-Kuwari, vice-chairman of the National Human Rights Committee in the State of Qatar, Sultan Al-Jamali Al-Amawi, general manager of the Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions, and Sami Al-Hajj, director of the Al Jazeera Center for Public Liberties and Human Rights.

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