GENEVA – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ms. Asma Jahangir, will visit the Lao People’s Democratic Republic from 23 to 30 November 2009, at the invitation of the Government, in what is the first mission to the country by a UN human rights expert monitoring religious freedom. “I welcome the recent ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by the Lao People’s Democratic Republic,” said Ms. Jahangir announcing her forthcoming country mission. “Article 18 of the Covenant enshrines freedom of religion…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 23 November 2009. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
