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Bookmark or Share- Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief | OHCHRThe United Nations Commission on Human Rights appointed further to resolution 1986/20 a “Special Rapporteur on religious intolerance”. In 2000, the Commission on Human Rights decided to change the mandate title to “Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief”, which was subsequently endorsed by ECOSOC decision 2000/261 and ...
- Religious Freedom - Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World AffairsThe Religious Freedom Project (RFP, 2011-2016) at Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs was the nation's only university-based program devoted exclusively to the analysis of religious freedom.
- Freedom of religion | OHCHRFreedom of religion is the right to choose what religion to follow and to worship without undue interference. This fundamental right is guaranteed by article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belie
- Christianity and Freedom - Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World ...Christianity was born demanding religious freedom. Early Christians were faced with the necessity of proving their loyalty to the Roman Emperor. In a society of many beliefs, they refused to take part in formal ceremonies of the civil religion, which treated the Emperor as...
- Seven Ways Religious Freedom Contributes to Sustainable DevelopmentFourth, religious freedom encourages broader freedoms that contribute to positive socio-economic development. Again, research shows that religious freedom is highly correlated with the presence of other freedoms and a variety of positive social and economic outcomes ranging from better health care to higher incomes for women.
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