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The Arab Charter on Human Rights (ACHR) was adopted by the Council of the League of Arab States on 22 May 2004 and affirms the principles contained in the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights and the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam. A number of traditional human rights are provided for, including the right to liberty and security of persons, equality of persons before the law, protection of persons from torture, the right to own private property, freedom to practice religious observance and freedom of peaceful assembly and association. The Charter also provides for the election of a seven-person Committee of Experts on Human Rights to consider States' reports. A first version of the Charter was created on 15 September 1994, but no state ratified it. The Charter was updated in 2004 and came into force in 2008 when seven of the members of the League of Arab States had ratified it. On January 24, 2008, then UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour has expressed concern over several of the provisions of the Charter.〔(The Arab Charter on Human Rights is incompatible with international standards – Louise Arbour )〕 The charter is listed in the website of her office, among texts adopted by international groups aimed at promoting and consolidating democracy 〔(www.ohchr.org )〕 As of November 2013, the Charter has been ratified by Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the UAE and Yemen.〔()〕〔(Arab League Urges Egypt to Join Arab Charter on Human Rights )〕 ==References== * Malcolm N. Shaw's ''International Law'' 4th edn - CUP 2005 at pages 365-366. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arab Charter on Human Rights」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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