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AS WE READ ABOUT THE CONFLICTS,
WARS, ATTACKS, HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN THIS WORLD, RELATED TO RELIGION OR
BELIEF, LET US REMEMBER ARTICLE 18 OF THE ICCPR (INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON
CIVIL & POLITICAL RIGHTS - INTERNATIONAL LAW) AND THE UNIVERSAL
DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, FOR FREEDOM OF THOUGHT, CONSCIENCE, AND RELIGION
OR BELIEF, AND ASSUREDLY FOR WOMEN & GIRLS.
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Status of Ratification: https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-4&chapter=4&lang=en
Article 18
1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching.
2. No one shall be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice.
3. Freedom to manifest one's religion or beliefs may be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and are necessary to protect public safety, order, health, or morals or the fundamental rights and freedoms of others.
4. The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to have respect for the liberty of parents and, when applicable, legal guardians to ensure the religious and moral education of their children in conformity with their own convictions. __________________________________________________________________________________
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in
the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal
and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was
proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December
1948 General
Assembly resolution 217 A (III) (French)
(Spanish)
as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets
out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally
protected.
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