Summary

The Arab Charter on Human Rights (ACHR) was adopted by the Council of the League of Arab States in 2004 and affirms the principles contained in the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights, and the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam.

The charter guarantees a range of human rights including equality of persons before the law, the rights to own private property, protection of persons from torture, freedom of religion, and freedom of peaceful assembly.

Source: Refworld (Document Source)

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