GENEVA / DHAKA (27 August 2015) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Heiner Bielefeldt will carry out an official visit to Bangladesh, from 31 August to 9 September 2015, to assess the state of freedom of religion or belief in the country. “I am keen to learn more about the efforts to eliminate root causes of violence, intimidations and vigilantism in the name of religion and developments in promoting and protecting religious freedom, especially initiatives of inter-religious dialogues, following the first country visit by my predecessor* in May 2000,” Mr. Bielefeldt…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 27 August 2015. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
