The constitution of Bosnia & Herzegovina abides by the highest level of internationally recognised human rights and explicitly recognises the principle of gender equality.
"As we have previously stated, FGM is a horrendous practice and a serious violation of internationally recognised human rights.
The recently recognised human right to water and sanitation is dependent on a clean environment and flowing river, Singh said.
Consequently, the violation of physical integrity rights and other internationally recognised human rights continues in many aid recipient countries.
The practice of democracy, together with respect for universally recognised human rights, are, they argue, incompatible with fundamentalist Islamic faith.
International standards (pdf) expect companies to respect internationally recognised human rights, wherever they operate," said Joseph Bardwell, a spokesman at the centre.
People living in the Niger Delta, where land and rivers are indelibly polluted after decades of oil extraction, have long suffered violations of several internationally recognised human rights.
The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights suggest that companies "comply with all applicable laws and respect internationally recognised human rights, wherever they operate" – and "seek ways to honour the principles of internationally recognised human rights when faced with conflicting requirements".
"Reproductive rights are internationally recognised human rights, yet women living with HIV from around the globe continue to report reproductive rights violations, which range from omission of information and services to coercive sterilisation and abortion," she said.
US state department deputy spokesman Mark Toner told a news conference: "It's always a good thing when an individual who is only in prison for exercising his internationally recognised human rights is released".
