GENEVA (10 March 2011) – From freedom from coercion, to State religion; from the right to manifest one's religion or belief, to religious intolerance and extremism: on the 25th anniversary of the mandate’s establishment, UN Special Rapporteur Heiner Bielefeldt launched today a key reference e-book compiling observations and recommendations by the four independent experts who have served on the Freedom of Religion or Belief mandate since 1986. In its 25 years of existence, the mandate has identified worrying trends relating to intolerance, discrimination and violence against individuals based on their…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 10 March 2011. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
