Islamic or universal human rights?: the OIC's independent permanent human rights commission

In June 2011 the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation established the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission, with the objective to "advance human rights" and "support the Member States' efforts to consolidate civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights". Th...

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Published in:DIIS reports
Main Author: Petersen, Marie Juul (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: København Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier 2012
In: DIIS reports (2012,3)
Series/Journal:DIIS Reports / Danish Institute for International Studies 2012:03
Further subjects:B Menschenrechte
B Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
B International organization
B Arbeitspapier
B Grey literature
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Summary:In June 2011 the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation established the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission, with the objective to "advance human rights" and "support the Member States' efforts to consolidate civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights". This report provides an introduction to the new human rights commission, presenting the background to its establishment, its objectives, activities and experts, as well as its relation to the international human rights community and its conception of human rights. The report concludes by discussing some of the potentially problematic aspects of the Commission, as well as some of its strengths, seen from a Danish perspective.
Format:Systemvoraussetzungen: Acrobat Reader.
ISBN:8776054926
Persistent identifiers:HDL: 10419/59841
URN: urn:nbn:de:gbv:3:5-71157