Main menu

Pages

On the 13th anniversary of its ratification ... Learn about the most important dimensions of the Arab Charter for Human Rights



Today, Tuesday, the League of Arab States celebrates the Arab Human Rights Day, which falls on March 16 of each year, when the Arab Charter for Human Rights entered into force in 2008, 4 years after it was approved at the Arab Summit held in Tunis in 2004.


"The Seventh Day" presents in the next lines the most important information about the Arab Human Rights Day:


The Arab Human Rights Day marks the birth of the first legal instrument in the Arab human rights system

Today, the Arab Charter on Human Rights carries a mission to consolidate the Arab identity and reinforce belonging to the Arab civilization

The Arab League chose the "right to health" as the slogan of the Arab Human Rights Day for the year 2021

The choice was made to suit the current circumstances following the outbreak of the Coronavirus

The Charter recognizes a right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

The charter emphasized the importance of citizens' free access to basic health care services

The right to education is the second leg of the "triangle" of the Arab Humanitarian Charter

The right to development is the third dimension that guarantees the right of every country to achieve the greatest degree of development

reactions

Comments