The National Committee for Human Rights in Qatar cited 168 Saudi violations of the rights of Qataris to practice religious rituals represented in the Hajj and Umrah, and condemned the politicization of Hajj and the use of religious rites as a tool for political pressure.
Saudi Arabia did not exclude those who wish to perform Hajj and Umrah in Qatar from the siege imposed by it for the third year in a row. The affairs of the pilgrims take care of their interests.
The National Human Rights Commission in Qatar said a few months ago that it would soon begin putting the issue of banning Qataris and residents from Hajj and Umrah at the table of constitutional committees and meetings of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The Human Rights Committee sent a delegation to the United States last July to show the Saudi obstacles that prevent the Qataris and residents of Qatar from pilgrimage, and met the Qatari delegation led by the Chairman of the Committee, Ali bin Sumikh Al Marri, officials in the US administration and Congress.
The National Human Rights Committee in Qatar also addressed the 13th session of the Human Rights Council, Colley Sick, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief Ahmed Shahid, and the Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the EU, Jean Figel. .
The Saudi measures come in light of the blockade imposed by Doha, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Manama and Cairo since June 5, 2017, on the grounds of Qatar's support for terrorism, which the latter denied, accusing the four blockade countries of trying to undermine the independence and sovereignty of their national decision and interfere in their internal affairs.