GENEVA (20 June 2014) – Three United Nations experts on freedom of religion, minority issues and human rights in Myanmar today call on the Government of Myanmar to discard the draft bill on ‘Religious Conversion’ that may result in the arbitrary denial of the right to change or adopt a religion or belief in the country. The human rights experts warned that the draft bill, made public on 27 May 2014 inviting comments from monks and the public, sets out a cumbersome application and approval process for conversion while purporting…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 20 June 2014. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
