Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights, Page -5

 

 
V. Right to Fair Trial
 
a)      No person shall be adjudged guilty of an offence and made liable to punishment except after proof of his guilt before an independent judicial tribunal.
b)      No person shall be adjudged guilty except after a fair trail and after reasonable opportunity for defense has been provided for him.
c)      Punishment shall be awarded in accordance with the Law, in proportion to the seriousness of the offence and with due consideration of the circumstances under which it was committed.
d)     No act shall be considered a crime unless it is stipulated as such in the clear wording of the law.
e)      Every individual is responsible for his actions. Responsibility for a crime cannot be vicariously extended to other members of his family or group who are not otherwise directly or indirectly involved in the commission of the crime in question.
 
VI. Right to Protection Against Abuse of Power
 
      Every person has a right to protection against harassment by official agencies. He is not liable to account for himself except for making a defense of the charges made against him or where he is found in a situation wherein a question regarding suspicion of his involvement in a crime could be reasonably raised.
 
VII. Right to Protection Against Torture.
 
    No person shall be subjected to torture in mind or body, or degraded or threatened with injury either to himself or to anyone related to or held dear to him, or forcibly made to confess to the commission of a crime, or forced to consent to an act which is injurious to his interests.
 
VIII. Right to Protection of Honour and Reputation.
 
    Every person has a right to protect his honour against calumnies, groundless charges or deliberate attempts at defamation and blackmail.
 
IX. Right to Asylum.
 
a)        Every persecuted or oppressed person has the right to seek refuge and asylum. This right is guaranteed to every human being, irrespective of race, religion, colour or sex.
Al Masjid Al Haram (the sacred house of Allah) in Mecca is a sanctuary for all Muslims.

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