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International Religious Freedom Advocacy
Author | : H. Knox Thames |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : |
The first resource of its kind, International Religious Freedom Advocacy equips activists and policymakers with an intimate knowledge of the governmental institutions, NGOs, and laws that work to safeguard religious liberties across the world. Beginning with an overview of the international legal protections, these advocacy veterans explain the intricacies of and resources available within the United Nations, European Union, Council of Europe, Organization of American States, African Union, and more. They conclude with in-depth case studies of Turkmenistan and Vietnam and a host of additional helpful information.
Freedom of Religion in China
Author | : Asia Watch Committee (U.S.) |
Publisher | : Human Rights Watch |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781564320506 |
V. Arrests and Trials
Respecting Rights?
Author | : U S Commission on International Religious Freedom |
Publisher | : Government Printing Office |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2017-08 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780160942938 |
This report examines and compares the content of laws prohibiting blasphemy ("blasphemy laws") worldwide through the lens of international and human rights law principles. The laws examined in this study prohibit or criminalize the expression of opinions deemed "blasphemous," or counter to majority views or religious belief systems, and many impose serious, often criminal, penalties. Blasphemy laws are actively enforced in many states throughout the world. Many governments deem repeal not feasible or desirable and justify the prohibition and criminalization of blasphemy as necessary to promote religious harmony. This study seeks to evaluate the language and content of blasphemy laws to understand what aspects of these laws adhere to--or deviate from--international and human rights law principles. A better understanding of the laws' compliance with these principles may assist in the public policy community in developing clear, specifically-tailored recommendations for areas for reform. Related products: Explore ourFaith-Based Education resources collection Discover ourHuman Rights collection
Annual Report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
Author | : United States Commission on International Religious Freedom |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Freedom of religion |
ISBN | : |
Enforcing Religious Freedom in Prison
Author | : United States Commission on Civil Rights |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Freedom of religion |
ISBN | : |
From Executive summary: This report focuses on the government's efforts to enforce federal civil rights laws prohibiting religious discrimination in the administration and management of federal and state prisons. Prisoners in federal and state institutions retain certain religious exercise rights under the Constitution and statutes including the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUPIPA), the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), and the Civil rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA). Many states have similar provisions in their state constitutions and in state law modeled on RFRA. These rights must be balanced with the legitimate concerns of prisons officials, including cost, staffing, and most importantly, prison safety and security. Reconciling these rights and concerns can be a significant challenge for penal institutions, as well as courts.
Document of the Copenhagen Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension of the CSCE
Author | : United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 26 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : CSCE Meeting on the Human Dimension |
ISBN | : |
Politics of Religious Freedom
Author | : Winnifred Fallers Sullivan |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2015-07-22 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 022624850X |
Religious freedom has achieved broad consensus as a condition for peace. Faced with reports of a rise in religious violence and a host of other social ills, public, and private actors have responded with laws and policies designed to promote freedom of religion. But what precisely is being promoted? What are the assumptions underlying this response? The contributions to this volume unsettle the assumption that religious freedom is a singular achievement and that the problem lies in its incomplete accomplishment. Delineating the different conceptions of religious freedom predominant in the world today, as well as their histories and political contexts, the contributions make clear that the reasons for violence and discrimination are more complex than is widely acknowledged. The promotion of a single legal and cultural tool meant to address conflict across a wide variety of cultures can have the perverse effect of exacerbating the problems that plague the communities often cited as falling short. -- from back cover.
Secularism
Author | : Andrew Copson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0198809131 |
What is secularism? -- Secularism in Western societies -- Secularism diversifies -- The case for Secularism -- The case against Secularism -- Conceptions of Secularism -- Hard questions and new conflicts -- Afterword: the future of Secularism
Finding Faith in Foreign Policy
Author | : Gregorio Bettiza |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2019-06-04 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0190949481 |
Since the end of the Cold War, religion has become an ever more explicit and systematic focus of US foreign policy across multiple domains. US foreign policymakers, for instance, have been increasingly tasked with monitoring religious freedom and promoting it globally, delivering humanitarian and development aid abroad by drawing on faith-based organizations, fighting global terrorism by seeking to reform Muslim societies and Islamic theologies, and advancing American interests and values more broadly worldwide by engaging with religious actors and dynamics. Simply put, religion has become a major subject and object of American foreign policy in ways that were unimaginable just a few decades ago. In Finding Faith in Foreign Policy, Gregorio Bettiza explains the causes and consequences of this shift by developing an original theoretical framework and drawing upon extensive empirical research and interviews. He argues that American foreign policy and religious forces have become ever more inextricably entangled in an age witnessing a global resurgence of religion and the emergence of a postsecular world society. He further shows how the boundaries between faith and state have been redefined through processes of desecularization in the context of American foreign policy, leading the most powerful state in the international system to intervene and reshape in increasingly sustained ways sacred and secular landscapes around the globe. Drawing from a rich evidentiary base spanning twenty-five years, Finding Faith in Foreign Policy details how a wave of religious enthusiasm has transformed not just American foreign policy, but the entire international system.