OIC Joint communiqué on Islamophobia: A major demand made from UN General Assembly
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ISLAMABAD - Organization of Islamic Cooperation has strongly condemned horrendous and despicable Islamophobic terrorists’ attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Final communiqué of emergency meeting of OIC Foreign Ministers in Istanbul issued today appreciated the Government of New Zealand for its unequivocal condemnation of the terrorist attacks, in particular the firm and clear stance of the Prime Minister of New Zealand, who embraced the Muslim community and shared their grief.
It supported the government of New Zealand in its commitment for a thorough and fully transparent investigation into the terrorist attacks.
The communiqué expressed its deepest condolences to the families of the innocent Muslim victims and the people and Government of New Zealand.
It called upon all States to respect the freedom of religion of all Muslims including in particular not deny them the right to exercise their civil and cultural rights.
It also firmly rejected all presumptions of guilt or attributions of potential crimes, extremism and terrorism to ordinary Muslims.
It called upon the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe to establish an observatory to monitor acts of religious hatred, hostility and violence against Muslims and report to the relevant organs.
It called on the United Nations and other international and regional organizations to adopt 15th of March as the International Day of Solidarity against Islamophobia.
It also called upon the UN Secretary General to convene a special session of the UNGA to declare Islamophobia as a form of racism and to assign a special rapporteur for monitoring and combating Islamophobia.
