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Kuwait: More effort against "powers of darkeness" behind terrorism

GENEVA, June 25 (KUNA) -- Kuwait affirmed on Tuesday its keenness on cooperating with friendly and allied states to face spreading terrorism, urging the international community to double efforts in facing "forces of darkness" behind the mushrooming peril.
The Kuwaiti stand was expressed by the permanent representative to the United Nation Ambassador Jamal Al-Ghunaim, during the 41st session of the Umited Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). It was manifested during interactive dialogue with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachlete, while examining her regular report about human rights worldwide.
Kuwait has presented to the world "an honorable image" about Islam that rejects extremism and calls for tolerance with other religions. Moreover, it has reacted to baseless charges targeting Muslim states, accusing them of hosting and concealing terrorism, he said.
Ambassador Al-Ghunaim affirmed Kuwait's denunciation of terrorism and all forms of violent extremism for posing a threat to security and stability of the globe, noting necessity of facing this menace, regardless of motives and justifications and victims' identity, "for terrorim has no religion or identity." The world's continuous suffering from terrorism is painful, and what doubles the pain is the fact that the Arab and Muslim peoples are mostly targeted, thus there is a need to double efforts and enhance international coordination to face the powers of darkness behind it, in shadow of respect for basic human rights, Al-Ghunaim added.
The envoy explained Kuwait's deep belief that human rights are comprehensive, support for constructive dialogue among various states for boosting and safeguarding the human rights, based on respect of communities' right for choosing values, principles and approach for their peoples for sake of safeguarding and enhancing human rights.
Kuwait favors such an approach despite polarization, often witnessed within the Security Council quarters, slowing down its performance; therefore everyone should respect other communities' right to choose values and principles and the approach that suit them for protecting and boosting human rights.
The Kuwaiti ambassador explained that some parties' bids to dictate their values and cultures at pretext of the human ruights is unacceptable, thus accpeting the universalityy of the human rights does not mean that "we accept the dictation of principles and approaches that contradict with our values and culture and tenets of our religion, Islam." Kuwait welcomes the comissioner's report concerning status of the human rights across the globe, he said, stressing that Kuwait will continue to support the commission for improving human rights thrughout the world, particularly concerning "our brothers" in Syria, Palestine and Yemen, as well as concerning the Muslim Rohingya in Myanmar." The commisioner has indicated in her report at some achievements with respect of boosting human rights, efforts that have been exerted to safeguard these rights, particularly in shadow of huge challenges this year in the face of global security and peace.
Al-Ghunaim expressed regret that bulk of the challenges in this respect have been witnessed "in our region," amid continuouing strifes, relocation and killing of brotherly peoples, particularly the most vulnerable.
He renewed strong condemnation of Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, flagrant violations by the occupation forces against the unarmed Palestinian people, in definace of international laws and resolutions of the human rights council.
He called on the international community to shoulder its responsibilities to ensure respect for international humanitarian principles and laws, expressed reget that these breaches have been taking place amid noticeable diminishing of interest on part of the international community toward the peace process in the Middle East.
With respect of the conditions in Kuwait, he noted that the authorities provide guarantees for human rights for the Kuwaiti people, based on the necessity to bolster democracy and human rights.
Respecting human rights has become a main criterion, nowadays, to measure political development and define international relations, he said noting that human rights have turned into a mark of Kuwait's internal and external policies.
The 1962 Kuwaiti Constitution has recognized these rights, in line with the Islamic Shariaa (law) and international covenants namely the Universal declaration of Huamn Rights.
The Kuwait Constitution is largely in harmony with the world human rights declaration. Article 29 stipulats that people are equal in terms of humanitarian dignity, before the law and regarding rights and duties.
He has affirtmed Kuwait's diligent work for safeguarding the human rihts in a manner that repects the society culture and traditions, hoping that the international comunity would shoulder the relevant responsibilties by lending support to the higher commission so it may fulfill its asks efficiently. (end) ta.rk