SAUD SUBSCRIBE TO HUMAN RIGHTS INCLUDING RIGHT TO BE A SLAVE
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Saudi Arabia fully respects Human Rights says Envoy
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New York, Nov 11, SPA (Saudi Press Agency)-- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
affirmed today that it abides by human rights including the rights that are
endorsed by the Islamic Sharia.This came in a speech delivered here on Tuesday by The Kingdom's ambassador
to the United Nations, Fawzi Abdul-Majeed Shobokshi at the third committee
(social, humanitarian and cultural) of the 58th session of the General
Assembly.Shobokshi said human rights were as ancient as mankind, and since Allah
granted these rights, they were permanent, and not subject to abridgement or
cancellation."The leadership of Saudi Arabia had the unique privilege and honor to be the
custodian of the two Holy Mosques and the guardian of the Islamic Holy
Sites. The present Saudi Arabia, as its past, was founded on Islam and its
teachings, which advocated justice, freedom, and the dignity of mankind," he
noted."Human rights in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were those recognized in Islam.
They might not extend what the Almighty had prohibited, or transgress what
the Almighty Allah had ordered. Shobokshi said Saudi Arabia had ratified
four of the six international conventions relating to human rights, and was
currently considering the ratification of other conventions on human rights.
The Kingdom had also provided financial assistance to United Nations funds
dealing with human rights, he added."In addition, education efforts made a point of bringing human rights to the
attention of the body of students at all levels of education. Today's world
was going through great challenges that stood against the authentic concepts
of human rights.It was a world where double standards were not restricted to political
issues alone -- they extended to ideas and philosophical positions. Some
media repeatedly pretended that Islam and Muslims had become the source of
terrorism and violence. The phenomenon of globalization had also affected
the manner, in which States dealt with human rights," Shobokshi said.He stressed that the sovereignty of individual States had been negatively
impacted by the concept of open borders. "The practices of Israel with
regard to the occupied Palestinian Territories were a perfect example of
double standards in human rights," Shobokshi noted.
--SPA