Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Collective Voice of The Muslim World
Date: 24/01/2012
In response to a question on the position of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as to the decision adopted by the French Senate yesterday, Monday 23 January 2012, on a bill that incriminates the denial of the Armenian’s subjection to alleged genocide at the hands of the Ottoman Turks during the First World War, an internal source indicated that the OIC rejects this bill as one that flies in the face of historical truth and that shows double-standard dealing with major historical issues, a bill that is divorced from subjective and impartial reading of facts, that fails to refer to actual historical evidence, and that seeks to utilize such matters for the purpose of internal political and electoral interests. The OIC source further asserted that the said bill is contrary to the principle of freedom of expression and rational and objective criticism, and in square opposition to, and full violation of, academic rights and the principles of human rights.
