Secularism 2019: Dr Ahmed Shaheed, Introduction to religious freedom

Dr Ahmed Shaheed, United Nations Commission on Human Rights: "Introduction to Religious Freedom"

Dr Ahmed Shaheed assumed his mandate as Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief in 2016. He is also Deputy Director of the Essex Human Rights Centre. A career diplomat, he has twice held the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives. He led Maldives' efforts to embrace international human rights standards between 2003 and 2011.
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Secularism 2019: Reclaim Religious Freedom was held by the National Secular Society on May 18th 2019 at the Tower Hotel in London.

What does "religious freedom" truly mean? While religious lobbyists commonly use terms like "religious freedom" to demand privileges, this conference served to highlight that true "religious freedom" means freedom of belief for people of all religions and none. The conference also explored the limits of religious freedom when it impinges on other human rights, including bodily autonomy, equality and freedom of expression.

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[moto]

Covid 19, plagues, unemployment, natural disasters, child hunger. What is more important. Why are humans just focusing on these rights. Why are we forcing denial of religion in everyone

[reddevil]

I hope this man helps to bring religious freedom to the Maldives. But I doubt it, it’s a suicide mission. Everyone is so deeply indoctrinated into Islam there. Utterly brainwashed. It’s child abuse.

[TheKrzycze]

"Human rights defenders"?
What about the rights of the weakest (unborn-innocent children) whom you want to allow killing without giving them an opportunity to say whether they want to live or not?