The Interior Minister, Prince Naif bin Abdul Aziz, on Monday patronized the opening of a two-day conference on “Human Rights in Peace and War time”, and a documentary exhibition on the protection of human rights, which is being held on the sidelines of the conference.
Several speeches were given on human rights issues during the opening ceremony of the conference. Prince Naif delivered a speech, in which he said that the Saudi interest in human rights is based on the principles and teachings of Islam. He noted that accusations against the Kingdom concerning human rights are misguided, adding that it is a violation of rights to levy accusations against a nation or religion based on the mistake of an individual or minority group belonging to that nation or religion. Prince Naif stressed that understanding the beliefs, values and culture of others is a basic condition for peaceful coexistence among countries and individuals.
Source: SPA
