Which Charter on Human and Peoples Rights in the Arab World?
The bill of the Arab Charter on Human Rights is a real test of political will of the Arab governments towards reform. However, the Charter in its present condition to be submitted to the Arab summit is an evidence of the lack of a real tendency towards reform. This is manifested in the following: 1- In its current version, the Charter does not include any serious mechanism to safeguard human rights in the Arab world (through receiving individual or court complaints). Handling complaints is the main target behind the Charter and any other document on human rights adopted in other regions. 2- Not guaranteeing the right to political participation through free and integral elections by public poll and secret ballot. 3- Not providing firm guarantees to criminalize torture, allowing the evasion of the perpetrators from punishment. 4- Fully ignoring of the role of the Non-Governmental Organizations. 5- Not ensuring womens rights. 6- The Charter elevates the national laws of the Arab states wi
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