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	* Official text of the 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights: [https://oic-iphrc.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/FINAL%20OHRD%20CLEAN%20%20VERSION%2024_12_2020.pdf PDF version]		* Official text of the 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights: [https://oic-iphrc.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/FINAL%20OHRD%20CLEAN%20%20VERSION%2024_12_2020.pdf PDF version]
	* Detailed analysis and discussion of the 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights: [https://rwi.lu.se/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2020-OIC-Declaration-of-Human-Rights.pdf Raoul Wallenberg Institute paper by M.H. Mozaffari]		* Detailed analysis and discussion of the 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights: [https://rwi.lu.se/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2020-OIC-Declaration-of-Human-Rights.pdf Raoul Wallenberg Institute paper by M.H. Mozaffari]
	* [Global Human Rights Declarations and Charters (1944–2012): A curated collection for students to compare UN, Vatican, Islamic, African, Arab, and ASEAN perspectives on human rights - 2025 by Harold M. Hutchings]		* [[Global Human Rights Declarations and Charters (1944–2012): A curated collection for students to compare UN, Vatican, Islamic, African, Arab, and ASEAN perspectives on human rights - 2025 by Harold M. Hutchings]]

	The 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights is now the current instrument of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on the subject and represents the direct successor to the 1990 Cairo Declaration.		The 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights is now the current instrument of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on the subject and represents the direct successor to the 1990 Cairo Declaration.

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	* Official text of the 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights: [https://oic-iphrc.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/FINAL%20OHRD%20CLEAN%20%20VERSION%2024_12_2020.pdf PDF version]		* Official text of the 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights: [https://oic-iphrc.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/FINAL%20OHRD%20CLEAN%20%20VERSION%2024_12_2020.pdf PDF version]
	* Detailed analysis and discussion of the 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights: [https://rwi.lu.se/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2020-OIC-Declaration-of-Human-Rights.pdf Raoul Wallenberg Institute paper by M.H. Mozaffari]		* Detailed analysis and discussion of the 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights: [https://rwi.lu.se/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2020-OIC-Declaration-of-Human-Rights.pdf Raoul Wallenberg Institute paper by M.H. Mozaffari]
			* [Global Human Rights Declarations and Charters (1944–2012): A curated collection for students to compare UN, Vatican, Islamic, African, Arab, and ASEAN perspectives on human rights - 2025 by Harold M. Hutchings]

	The 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights is now the current instrument of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on the subject and represents the direct successor to the 1990 Cairo Declaration.		The 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights is now the current instrument of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on the subject and represents the direct successor to the 1990 Cairo Declaration.

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	=== The Full Text (as recovered from the Internet Archive) ===		=== The Full Text (as recovered from the Internet Archive) ===

			[[OIC Declaration on Human Rights 2020 Full Text]]

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	=== The Full Text (as recovered from the Internet Archive) ===		=== The Full Text (as recovered from the Internet Archive) ===

	{{OIC Declaration on Human Rights 2020 Full Text}}		{{:OIC Declaration on Human Rights 2020 Full Text}}

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	The OIC Declaration on Human Rights is an instrument of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and was not adopted by any United Nations body. The OIC holds permanent observer status at the United Nations, and its member states frequently engage with UN human rights mechanisms, but the declaration itself originates from the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers.		The OIC Declaration on Human Rights is an instrument of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and was not adopted by any United Nations body. The OIC holds permanent observer status at the United Nations, and its member states frequently engage with UN human rights mechanisms, but the declaration itself originates from the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers.

	=== ~~Full~~ Text of the 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights ===		=== Commentary on Text of the 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights ===
	The complete text of the 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights is available in the following publicly accessible academic source, which reproduces the full declaration along with detailed analysis and commentary:		The complete text of the 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights is available in the following publicly accessible academic source, which reproduces the full declaration along with detailed analysis and commentary:

	* [https://rwi.lu.se/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2020-OIC-Declaration-of-Human-Rights.pdf OIC Declaration on Human Rights: Changing the Name or a Paradigm Change? – Raoul Wallenberg Institute (M.H. Mozaffari, 2021)]		* [https://rwi.lu.se/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2020-OIC-Declaration-of-Human-Rights.pdf OIC Declaration on Human Rights: Changing the Name or a Paradigm Change? – Raoul Wallenberg Institute (M.H. Mozaffari, 2021)]

	~~This paper contains~~ the ~~full official text of the declaration adopted in Niamey on 28 November 2020.~~		=== The Full Text (as recovered from the Internet Archive) ===


			{{OIC Declaration on Human Rights 2020 Full Text}}

	=== Sources and Further Reading ===		=== Sources and Further Reading ===

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	The '''OIC Declaration on Human Rights''' (also referred to as the revised '''Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam''' or '''Cairo Declaration of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on Human Rights''') is a declaration adopted by the [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation]] (OIC) in 2020. It revises and replaces the original [[The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam\|Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam]] of 1990.		The '''OIC Declaration on Human Rights''' (also referred to as the revised '''Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam''' or '''Cairo Declaration of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on Human Rights''') is a declaration adopted by the [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation]] (OIC) in 2020. It revises and replaces the original [[The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam\|Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam]] of 1990.

			As of mid 2026, there appear to have been efforts to take this document down. It doesn't appear on the OIC's websites.

			[[File:Oic-human-rights-404-not-found.png\|frame\|center]]

			It takes some detective work to find the original text but that is here: [[File:OIC Declaration on Human Rights, 2020.pdf]]. This was found on at the following link [[Global Human Rights Declarations and Charters (1944–2012): A curated collection for students to compare UN, Vatican, Islamic, African, Arab, and ASEAN perspectives on human rights - 2025 by Harold M. Hutchings\|Archive.org]]

	=== Background ===		=== Background ===

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	=== Relation to the United Nations ===		=== Relation to the United Nations ===
	The OIC Declaration on Human Rights is an instrument of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and was not adopted by any United Nations body. The OIC holds permanent observer status at the United Nations, and its member states frequently engage with UN human rights mechanisms, but the declaration itself originates from the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers.		The OIC Declaration on Human Rights is an instrument of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and was not adopted by any United Nations body. The OIC holds permanent observer status at the United Nations, and its member states frequently engage with UN human rights mechanisms, but the declaration itself originates from the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers.

			=== Full Text of the 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights ===
			The complete text of the 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights is available in the following publicly accessible academic source, which reproduces the full declaration along with detailed analysis and commentary:

			* [https://rwi.lu.se/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2020-OIC-Declaration-of-Human-Rights.pdf OIC Declaration on Human Rights: Changing the Name or a Paradigm Change? – Raoul Wallenberg Institute (M.H. Mozaffari, 2021)]

			This paper contains the full official text of the declaration adopted in Niamey on 28 November 2020.



	=== Sources and Further Reading ===		=== Sources and Further Reading ===

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	* [[The Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s declaration on human rights: Promises and pitfalls - September 28, 2020 by Turan Kayaoglu]] (Brookings Institution)		* [[The Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s declaration on human rights: Promises and pitfalls - September 28, 2020 by Turan Kayaoglu]] (Brookings Institution)
	* Official text of the 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights: [https://oic-iphrc.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/FINAL%20OHRD%20CLEAN%20%20VERSION%2024_12_2020.pdf PDF version]		* Official text of the 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights: [https://oic-iphrc.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/FINAL%20OHRD%20CLEAN%20%20VERSION%2024_12_2020.pdf PDF version]
			* Detailed analysis and discussion of the 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights: [https://rwi.lu.se/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2020-OIC-Declaration-of-Human-Rights.pdf Raoul Wallenberg Institute paper by M.H. Mozaffari]

	The 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights is now the current instrument of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on the subject and represents the direct successor to the 1990 Cairo Declaration.		The 2020 OIC Declaration on Human Rights is now the current instrument of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on the subject and represents the direct successor to the 1990 Cairo Declaration.

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	=== Background ===		=== Background ===
	The 1990 Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam was adopted on 5 August 1990 by the OIC (then known as the Organisation of the Islamic Conference) during its 19th Conference of Foreign Ministers in Cairo. It presented an Islamic perspective on human rights and served as a counterpart to the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]]. The 1990 document explicitly subordinated all rights to Islamic Sharia as the sole source of reference.		The 1990 Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam was adopted on 5 August 1990 by the OIC (then known as the Organisation of the Islamic Conference) during its 19th Conference of Foreign Ministers in Cairo. It presented an Islamic perspective on human rights and served as a counterpart to the [[The Universal Declaration of Human Rights\|Universal Declaration of Human Rights]]. The 1990 document explicitly subordinated all rights to Islamic Sharia as the sole source of reference.

	=== Adoption of the 2020 Revision ===		=== Adoption of the 2020 Revision ===