1. Ethical Debates Surrounding Human Rights
... challenged by religion, which is used as a justification for their violation by several Islamic states. This discrimination is also lawful in these states, and is simply a part of religion. For example, the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, which has 57 member states including Pakistan, adopted the Cairo Declaration of Human Rights in Islam to recognise its own religious interests. Although it ... Declaration states that "all the rights and freedoms stipulated in this Declaration are subject to Islamic Shari'ah", thus compromising the very human rights it promises. A further promi...
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