Seminar on Islam and Human Rights Declaration Next Week in Geneva

A seminar on "the universality of Human Rights: Islamic perspectives on the Universal declaration of human rights" will be held in Geneva on November 9-10.

The seminar, sponsored by the U.N commissioner for Human Rights in cooperation with the Jeddah-based Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), will be attended by some 20 experts from several countries, including Morocco.

According to the U.N commissioner for Human Rights, the seminar is part of "the process meant to promote understanding and respect among peoples."

Debates will focus on "Islam, the principle of non-discrimination and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights," "Islam, civil and political rights and the universal declaration" and "Islam, economic, social and cultural rights and the Universal Declaration."