then Crown Prince- participated in September 2000 together with the leaders of the world and their representatives in the UN Millennium Summit, organized by the United Nations at its headquarters in New York. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud delivered a speech before the world leaders and heads of delegations, saying that "The UN Charter called for tolerance and good neighborliness" but we should ask ourselves how far away we are now from preserving the basic human rights". He added "Human rights as we understand them as Muslims are gifts from the God. No one has the right to confiscate them. They are not certificates of good conduct provided by some people to others based on alleged wrong claim of moral superiority over others. These rights and principles are in the depth of every human civilization and can not be viewed in isolation from the roots of civilization in question. It is also difficult to impose on any person or society concepts rejected by his or their beliefs, principles and morals". --More
