Freedoms of religion and expression at risk, UN experts warn

[Sofia]

The historic consensus on freedoms of religion and expression are at risk, United Nations human rights experts have warned.

In a powerful statement, the experts reference nations restricting free speech as a means of addressing hate speech, stressing that “any limitation of speech must remain an exception and strictly follow international human rights standards”.

“This remains highly relevant today in light of State actions that are incompatible with freedoms of religion, belief, opinion and expression, including the use of anti-blasphemy and anti-apostasy laws, which render religious or belief minorities, including atheists and dissenters, vulnerable to discrimination and violence,” they say.

They warn states against reviving the “dangerous notion” of ‘defamation of religions’ and the “divisive debate” that had undercut efforts to combat religious discrimination and intolerance prior to achieving the consensus agreement 10 years ago.

 

Source: https://thecatholicuniverse.com/freedoms-of-religion-and-expression-at-risk-un-experts-warn/

[Sofia]

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/04/13/biden_admin_puts_religious_freedom_programs_on_hold_145569.html
 

Nina Shea, who serves as the director of the Center for Religious Freedom at the Hudson Institute, a conservative foreign-policy think tank. “It’s more of a watered down freedom of belief or religion, and equating religion with belief, which is very dangerous because that would mean you have a right to believe what you want to believe but you may not be allowed to practice it in a public square.”

[Qapla]

Sooner or later the nations will turn on religion - it will come as no surprise to us since we know this is a sign of the last days ...