Jeddah hosts preparatory meeting of a seminar on human rights
Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Azzedine Laraki opened i nJeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday a preparatory meeting of a seminar sponsored by the United Nations High Commission for human rights due in Geneva next November 19, reported the Kuwaiti news agency, KUNA.
The two-day meeting, being held at OIC headquarters in Jeddah, is attended by leading Islamic human rights scholars and experts.
They will attempt to elaborate the common position to be adopted by Muslim delegates during the projected seminar on Islam's view on human rights.
In his inaugural address, the OIC chief called on Muslim countries to adhere to Islam's teachings and underlined the need to respect human rights principles.
