Category: Religious Freedom
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By Eugenia Relaño: Woman and Muslim, double discrimination
One of the fundamental principles of European construction is equality. It underlies two values that qualify a society as democratic: human dignity and personal autonomy. Respect for human dignity means recognizing all individuals the same value regardless of their sexual orientation, race, religion or disability. And ensuring that anyone has personal autonomy means that he…
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Children also have the right to freedom of religion or belief, and that must be protected
UN (23.10.2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, on Thursday called on all Governments represented at the UN General Assembly « to respect religious practices by children and their families and support families in fulfilling their role in providing an enabling environment for the realisation of the rights…
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EPP and COMECE organize conference on EU Guidelines on Freedom of Religion or Belief
COMECE and the EPP Group organise a Conference in the European Parliament titled “EU Guidelines on Freedom of Religion or Belief. What’s next?” The main objective of the event is to provide a platform to discuss religious and intercultural aspects of different EU policy areas. “EU Guidelines on Freedom of Religion or Belief. What’s next?”…
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JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES RESPOND TO RUSSIA’S RELIGIOUS BAN
(from http://www.worldreligionnews.com/?p=36107 ) The Supreme Court of Russia is set to judge whether Jehovah’s Witnesses can be considered as an “extremist” body. This came after the Russian Justice Ministry made its application for an order which will shut the national headquarters of this group. Jehovah’s Witnesses has its base near St. Petersburg. The website of the…
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Special Rapporteur Reports to UN Human Rights Council on Violations of Freedom of Religion or Belief
The rise of hatred, hostility, discrimination and violence based on religion or belief was the subject of the first presentation by United Nations Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed to the U.N. Human Rights Council. The Rapporteur spoke during the 34th regular session of the Human Rights Council that ended its annual March four-week session March 26. Mr. Shaheed…