{"id":453102,"date":"2011-07-04T11:03:06","date_gmt":"2011-07-04T11:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/"},"modified":"2011-07-04T11:03:06","modified_gmt":"2011-07-04T11:03:06","slug":"organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Organization of Islamic Co-operation Sets Up Rights Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"33.2905617337\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytrust.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/dailytrust180.jpg\" alt=\"Daily Trust (Abuja)\" title=\"Visit Daily Trust (Abuja)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nasiru L. Abubakar<\/p>\n<p>4 July 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>The Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), formerly the Organization of the Islamic Conference, has adopted a resolution to establish the independent Permanent Human Rights Commission, whose headquarters will be hosted temporarily at the OIC General Secretariat in Jeddah.<\/p>\n<p>There were requests from Saudi Arabia and Iran to host the Rights Commission, but the OIC said a final decision on the issue would be taken at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>OIC Secretary General, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, however, stressed that the Commission will not be a substitute for international human rights organizations, pointing out that the Commission is an official body within the OIC Charter, which confirms the commitment of the OIC Member States to the United Nations&#8217; Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other instruments of international law abided by the OIC Member States.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation has welcomed the initiative of the King of Bahrain on establishing an independent international commission to investigate the events in Bahrain<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued at the weekend, the OIC hailed His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa for agreeing to the establishment of an independent commission comprising international legal experts to investigate the events that took place in Bahrain recently. Al Khalifa made the pledge in his speech last Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The OIC also expressed satisfaction at the start of the national dialogue with the opposition on the invitation of the Bahraini monarch, wishing that the round of dialogue will be an opportunity for everyone to agree on strengthening the reform process in Bahrain.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>See the article here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201107041097.html\" title=\"Organization of Islamic Co-operation Sets Up Rights Commission\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Organization of Islamic Co-operation Sets Up Rights Commission<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Nasiru L. Abubakar 4 July 2011 The Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), formerly the Organization of the Islamic Conference, has adopted a resolution to establish the independent Permanent Human Rights Commission, whose headquarters will be hosted temporarily at the OIC General Secretariat in Jeddah. There were requests from Saudi Arabia and Iran to host the Rights Commission, but the OIC said a final decision on the issue would be taken at a later date. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-453102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Organization of Islamic Co-operation Sets Up Rights Commission - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Organization of Islamic Co-operation Sets Up Rights Commission - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Nasiru L. Abubakar 4 July 2011 The Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), formerly the Organization of the Islamic Conference, has adopted a resolution to establish the independent Permanent Human Rights Commission, whose headquarters will be hosted temporarily at the OIC General Secretariat in Jeddah. There were requests from Saudi Arabia and Iran to host the Rights Commission, but the OIC said a final decision on the issue would be taken at a later date.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/dailytrust180.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Organization of Islamic Co-operation Sets Up Rights Commission\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-07-04T11:03:06+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/\"},\"wordCount\":290,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/dailytrust180.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/\",\"name\":\"Organization of Islamic Co-operation Sets Up Rights Commission - Ghanamma.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/dailytrust180.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-07-04T11:03:06+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/dailytrust180.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/dailytrust180.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/\",\"name\":\"Ghanamma.com\",\"description\":\"News In Ghana - Latest Ghana News Headlines\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Organization of Islamic Co-operation Sets Up Rights Commission - Ghanamma.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Organization of Islamic Co-operation Sets Up Rights Commission - Ghanamma.com","twitter_description":"Nasiru L. Abubakar 4 July 2011 The Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), formerly the Organization of the Islamic Conference, has adopted a resolution to establish the independent Permanent Human Rights Commission, whose headquarters will be hosted temporarily at the OIC General Secretariat in Jeddah. There were requests from Saudi Arabia and Iran to host the Rights Commission, but the OIC said a final decision on the issue would be taken at a later date.","twitter_image":"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/dailytrust180.jpg","twitter_creator":"@ghanamma","twitter_site":"@ghanamma","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Organization of Islamic Co-operation Sets Up Rights Commission","datePublished":"2011-07-04T11:03:06+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/"},"wordCount":290,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/dailytrust180.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/","name":"Organization of Islamic Co-operation Sets Up Rights Commission - Ghanamma.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/dailytrust180.jpg","datePublished":"2011-07-04T11:03:06+00:00","author":{"@id":""},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/organization-of-islamic-co-operation-sets-up-rights-commission\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/dailytrust180.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/dailytrust180.jpg"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/","name":"Ghanamma.com","description":"News In Ghana - Latest Ghana News Headlines","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453102\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}