International Court of Justice to hear Qatar case against UAE
The UN's highest court is set to hold hearings in an urgent case filed by Qatar against United Arab Emirates’ “human rights violations and discrimination”.
The three-day hearing at the International Court of Justice will be held on June 27, according to a court statement.
On Monday, Qatar's Foreign Ministry denounced "human rights violations arising from the UAE's discrimination against Qatar and Qatari citizens."
The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt cut ties with Qatar, implemented a blockade, and expelled Qataris last year. The quartet accused Doha of supporting terrorism, a charge Qatar strongly denies.
Qatar condemned "an unlawful land, sea and air siege against Qatar as part of a campaign of political and economic coercion."
"The unlawful measures imposed by the UAE have torn apart families," the Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Than said in a statement.
"The UAE deprived Qatari companies and individuals of property and assets and denied fundamental access to education, medicine, and justice in the UAE courts," he added.
Doha "requests the court as a matter of urgency" to order Abu Dhabi to “cease and desist from violations of human rights and racial discrimination against Qatari individuals," the statement said.
Qatar said the Arab quartet’s actions are attack on its sovereignty and punishment for pursuing an independent foreign policy.
Riyadh and its Persian Gulf ally Abu Dhabi are accused of trying to monopolize power in the region by aligning their policies and pooling their resources.
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