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Unit 29: Human Rights Education : Concept and Importance of Human Rights Education and Role of Education ...

continues to be widely cited by governments, academics, advocates and constitutional courts Notes
and individual human beings who appeal to its principles for the protection of their recognised
human rights.

It must be remembered that these health professionals have also been victimized
because of serving opponents of dictatorial regimes. Thus, they need to be critically
aware of how their role in human rights can affect government policies.

29.6 Muslim Countries

Most Muslim countries have signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other
human rights agreements. In 1948, Saudi Arabia didn’t sign the declaration, arguing it violated
Islamic law. However, Pakistan (which had signed the declaration ) criticized the Saudi position.
In 1982, the Iranian representative to the United Nations, Said Rajaie-Khorassani, said the the
UDHR was “a secular understanding of the Judeo-Christian tradition”, which could not be
implemented by Muslims without trespassing the Islamic law. On 30 June 2000, Muslim nations
that are members of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (now the Organisation of
Islamic Cooperation) officially resolved to support the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in
Islam, an alternative document that says people have “freedom and right to a dignified life in
accordance with the Islamic Shari’ ah”, without any discrimination on grounds of “race, colour,
language, sex, religious belief, political affiliation, social status or other consideration.” As a
secular state, Turkey has signed the declaration of Human Rights in 1948 and other European
Human Rights agreements.
Minhaj-ul Quran International (MQI) was founded by His Eminence Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-
• Qadri in October 1981 with a long term strategic vision to promote religious moderation,
peace, love, harmony and modern Islamic sciences. Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, a professor
of international law and a prominent authority on Islam has authored more than 400 published
works on Islamic scholarship, law and Sufism. Dr Qadri developed his organisational network
in more than 90 countries in the span of just 30 years.

29.7 Aims and Objectives of Minhaj-ul-Quran
Since its establishment, Minhaj-ul-Quran has five main aims and objectives in the UK which are
the horizontals.
1. To promote peace, tolerance and interfaith harmony
2. To promote education, integration and working for community cohesion
3. To engage with young Muslims for religious moderation
4. To promote women’s rights, development and empowerment
5. To provide social welfare and promotion of human rights

Write any three main aims of Minhaj-ul-Quran.
29.8 Aims of Education for Human Right

The principal aims of education for human rights are :
• to strengthen respect for human rights and fundamental freedom ;
to develop fully the human personality and the sense of its dignity ;

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