The League of Arab States* adopted the Arab Charter on Human Rights in May 2004. It affirms many of the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; however, there have been many critics of the document, including the United Nations. Many critics state that the charter does not push far enough to secure rights for women and non-citizens and allows for children to be subject to the death penalty.
*The League of Arab States (also known as the Arab League) is an organization of states in the Middle East and North Africa. It was founded in 1945 and as of 2018, has 22 member states. The goal of the organization is to safeguard the sovereignty of the League’s states and to promote cooperation throughout the region.
Arab leaders at the 30th Arab Summit in 2019 (The Egyptian Presidency/Handout/Reuters via Al Jazeera)