Position of heavenly laws on siege of states discussed

Theparticipants of the 13th Doha Conference on Interfaith Dialoguediscussed at its third session held yesterday the human rights issuesbetween heavenly laws and international covenants, warning of thecurrent challenges to the promotion of those rights in the world.Theparticipants discussed the religious perspective of human rights intimes of peace and conflict, the position of heavenly laws andinternational laws on the siege of states, the protection of civiliansfrom the dangers of military operations and the religious and legalposition towards victims of wars and conflicts.The participantspresented successful experiences from Argentina, Portugal, Nepal, andCroatia to integrate religious values into human rights laws, includingconstitutional legislation derived from the laws of religions.Theynoted the responsibility of international law to protect vulnerablereligious groups and minorities, to combat religious terrorism andethnic cleansing in addition to combat discrimination on a religiousbasis.Morocco’s Minister of State for Human Rights Mustapha Ramidunderlined the approach of human rights in Islam and its relationship tointernational legitimacy.He said the prophetic experience indialogue with the other and the different treaties with him, like theTreaty of Hudaybiyyah, and Hilf Al Fudul, make the alliances, covenants,and agreements that support the oppressed are required in Islamregardless of its parties, contexts and the circumstances of theirconclusion.In his speech on behalf of the Moroccan minister, AbdelWahid al-Atheer, chief of staff at the ministry of state in charge ofhuman rights, referred to convergence between some formulations in theinternational legitimacy of human rights and Qur’anic verses, especiallywith regard to the preference of God to human being by knowledge aswell as their emphasis on the central principles of freedom, justice andequality.He pointed out that this basic ethical consensus betweenIslam and the international legitimacy of human rights does not meanfull compatibility in detail, but there are some limited differencesthat require scrutiny and reservation.The minister also pointed outthat the global balance of power remains a key determinant in adaptingthe positions of international human rights legislation.