Congratulations to the participants of the conference from Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine V. Smolia

1998 ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
V. Smoliy
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Religious Freedom ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
50Th Anniversary ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
The Government ◽  
Practical Conference

On behalf of the Government of Ukraine, I congratulate you on the start of the International Scientific and Practical Conference "Religious Freedom in Ukraine in the Context of International Legal Experience" devoted to the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of the UN Human Rights.

Religious freedom in Ukraine in the context of international legal experience

1998 ◽  
pp. 45-46
Author(s):  
Petro Yarotskiy
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Religious Freedom ◽  
50Th Anniversary ◽  
State Committee ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
Freedom Of Conscience ◽  
National Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
International Academy ◽  
Practical Conference

Under this name, on November 19-20, 1998, an international scientific and practical conference devoted to the 50th anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights took place in Kyiv. The organizers of the conference are the International Academy of Religious Freedom, the International Commission on the Freedom of Conscience, the Ukrainian Association of Religious Studies, the State Committee of Ukraine for Religious Affairs, the Department of Religious Studies at the Institute of Philosophy named after. G.S. Skovoroda, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

Offensive Speech, Religion, and the Limits of the Law

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Hatzis
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Religious Freedom ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Ethical Life ◽  
Religious Minorities ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right ◽  
Strong Claim ◽  
Offensive Speech

Is the government ever justified in restricting offensive speech? This question has become particularly important in relation to communications which offend the religious sensibilities of listeners. It is often argued that insulting a person’s beliefs is tantamount to disrespecting the believer; that insults are a form of hatred or intolerance; that the right to religious freedom includes a more specific right not to be insulted in one’s beliefs; that religious minorities have a particularly strong claim to be protected from offence; and that censorship of offensive speech is necessary for the prevention of social disorder and violence. None of those arguments is convincing. Offence is an unpleasant mental state caused when our expectations of being treated in a particular way are frustrated. Drawing on law and philosophy, the book argues that there is no moral right to be protected from offence and that, while freedom of religion is an important right which grounds negative and positive obligations for the state, it is unpersuasive to interpret constitutional and human rights provisions as including a right not to be caused offence. Rather, we have good reasons to think of public discourse as a space for the expression of all viewpoints about the ethical life, including those which some listeners will find offensive, as this is necessary to sustain a society’s capacity for self-reflection and change.

Religious Freedom: Freedom of Conversion or Freedom from Conversion?

2019 ◽  
pp. 239693931988216
Author(s):  
Aruthuckal Varughese John
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Religious Freedom ◽  
Universal Declaration

The orthodox Hindu objection to the classic formulation of religious freedom, as seen in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other charters, is with the Judeo-Christian origin or bias in these secular frameworks. It argues that in the application of laws protecting religious freedom, the secular framework erroneously presupposes a similarity between Semitic religions and Hinduism. Consequently, the secular framework applies Judeo-Christian anthropological assumptions that favor conversionary religions, which function against the interests of Asiatic religions.

Lift High the Cross? An American Perspective on Lautsi v Italy

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-343
Author(s):  
John Witte
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
School Children ◽  
Religious Freedom ◽  
European Convention ◽  
State School ◽  
American Perspective ◽  
Secular Education ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Government ◽  
Grand Chamber

The European Court of Human Rights has upheld Italy's policy of displaying crucifixes in its public school classrooms. In Lautsi v Italy, an atheist mother of two state school children challenged this policy, in place since 1924. After losing in the Italian courts, she appealed to the European Court of Human Rights, arguing that the presence of these crucifixes in schools violated her and her children's rights to religious freedom and to a secular education guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights. On 3 November 2009, a unanimous seven-judge chamber of the European Court held for Ms Lautsi. On 18 March 2011, the Grand Chamber reversed this decision and held 15 to 2 in favour of the Government of Italy.

scholarly journals Human dignity and religious freedom in the context of post-secular dialogue

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (19) ◽  
pp. 66-69
Author(s):  
Tetyana Prodan
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Human Dignity ◽  
Religious Freedom ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
Religion And Politics ◽  
Scientific Discourse ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
Historical Experience ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
The Past

Over the past few years, especially after the events of EuroMaydan, called the Revolution of Dignity. the issue of human dignity is actively discussed in various socio-cultural contexts. In modern scientific discourse, the issue of human dignity is embodied in numerous concepts on the brink of law, ethics, religion and politics. A turning point in the understanding and meaning of human dignity as an egalitarian concept was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), as a consequence of the terrible historical experience after two world wars.

scholarly journals APOSTASY: IS IT HUMAN RIGHTS OR/AND FREEDOM OF RELIGION?

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 208-215
Author(s):  
Adibah Sulaiman ◽  
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Md Yazid Ahmad ◽  
Mohd Azmir Mohd Nizah ◽  
Ezad Azraai Jamsari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Religious Freedom ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Freedom Of Religion ◽  
Human Right ◽  
The West ◽  
Freedom Of Belief ◽  
The Right

This study investigates the issue of apostasy or riddahor as a human right to freedom of religion or belief, especially among the Muslims. The purpose is to examine the question of whether apostasy should be recognized by modern Muslim states and societies as a human right that must be guaranteed for their citizens. Or, should it strictly be denied, thus freedom of religion or belief should not be extended to apostasy for Muslims and Muslim converts? The method used to complete the study is historical research and content analysis. This study showed that the call for recognition of apostasy as a human right is indeed influenced by the West which extremely enjoys freedom of belief or religion. As for Islam, apostasy is indeed contradictory with its teachings. This article is meaningful as it highlights the Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights (UIDHR) which speaks on religious freedom with limitations. UIDHR invariably attempts to match the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) that recognizes the right to believe in whatever men want or to change their religion as they wish, at any time.

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