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Freedom of Religion and Belief : A World Report.
Title:
Freedom of Religion and Belief : A World Report.
Author:
Boyle, Kevin.
ISBN:
9780203411025
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (508 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Freedom of Religion and Belief: A World Report -- Copyright -- Contents -- Editorial -- Preface -- United Nations Declaration -- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights -- General Comment No. 22 [ICCPR Article 18] -- The Special Rapporteur on Religious Intolerance -- Acknowledgements -- Note from the editors -- List of abbreviations -- Key to statistics -- Introduction -- 1. Africa -- Regional introduction -- Algeria -- Egypt -- Malawi -- Mauritania -- Morocco -- Nigeria -- Senegal -- South Africa -- Sudan -- Tunisia -- Zimbabwe -- 2. The Americas -- Regional introduction -- Argentina -- Brazil -- Canada -- Chile -- Costa Rica -- Cuba -- Guatemala -- Mexico -- Peru -- Trinidad and Tobago -- United States of America -- 3. Asia-Pacific -- Regional introduction -- Australia -- China -- India -- Indonesia -- Japan -- Malaysia -- Pakistan -- Philippines -- Singapore -- Sri Lanka -- Viet Nam -- 4. Europe -- Regional introduction -- Albania -- Armenia -- Azerbaijan -- Bulgaria -- Cyprus -- France -- Germany -- Great Britain and Northern Ireland -- Greece -- Hungary -- Ireland -- Norway -- Poland -- Romania -- The Russian Federation -- Spain -- Turkey -- Ukraine -- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia -- 5. Middle East -- Regional introduction -- Iran -- Iraq -- Israel -- The Occupied Palestinian Territories -- Saudi Arabia -- Select bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
This report, the first of its kind yet to be published, provides a detailed and impartial account of how the individual's right to hold beliefs is understood, protected or denied throughout the world. Consisting of accessible, short edited entries based on drafts commissioned from experts living in the countries surveyed, it exposes persecution and discrimination in virtually all world regions. The book: * provides an analysis of United Nations standards of freedom of religion and belief * covers over fifty countries, divided into regions and introduced by a regional overview * covers themes including: the relationships between belief groups and the state; freedom to manifest belief in law and practice; religion and schools; religious minorities; new religious movements; the impact of beliefs on the status of women; and the extent to which conscientious objection to military service is recognised by governments * draws on examples of accommodation and co-operation between different religions and beliefs and identifies the main challenges to be overcome if the diversity of human conviction is to be established.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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