GENEVA - The Human Rights Council is set to debate a contentious draft proposal on religious hatred in the wake of aan initiative that has highlighted rifts in the United Nations body and challenged practices in human rights protection.
The draft – which condemned “recurring acts of public burning of the Holy Quran in some European and other countries” – has stoked opposition from Western diplomats who argue it aims to safeguard religious symbols rather than human rights. The OIC initiative also stokes tensions between Western states and the Islamic organisation at a time when the group has unprecedented clout in the council, the only body made up of governments to protect human rights worldwide.
It remains to be seen whether Pakistan will succeed in rallying all OIC countries behind it. A Saudi-led effort to end a Yemen war crimes probe prevailed in 2021.
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