State Department Hosts Conference On Implementing U.N. Freedom of Religion Resolution

by Howard Friedman
Religion Clause Blog
December 19, 2011

https://www.legal-project.org/1999/state-department-hosts-conference-on-implementing

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As previously reported, in March the United Nations Human Rights Council, in a major policy shift encouraged by Western nations, unanimously adopted Resolution 16/18 on Freedom of Religion or Belief which omits any reference to the concept of "defamation of religion" and instead focuses on the individual's right to freedom of belief. On Monday, the U.S. State Department followed up on this by hosting the first implementation meeting of the Istanbul Process for Combating Intolerance and Discrimination based on Religion or Belief. (State Dept. Press Release). Speaking on the opening day of the 3-day meeting (full text of remarks), Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Suzan Johnson Cook said in part:

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