The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief

The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief was established by the participants of the 1998 Oslo Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief, held to celebrate the 50 year anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The activities of the Oslo Coalition are based on the Oslo Declaration on Freedom of Religion or Belief, adopted by the more than 150 participants at the conference. The Oslo Declaration accepted the challenge to build an international coalition and a strategic plan of action to achieve substantial progress and give practical support to the implementation of Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the 1981 U.N. Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief. The Oslo Coalition works on a project basis with cooperating partners in a number of countries.