Using faith to reinforce human rights of Bahá’ís in Iran
Editor’s note: this is a redacted version of the original post, which can be found on the openGlobalRights website. An Islamic cleric’s gesture to the persecuted Bahá’í community in...
Right to Freedom of Religion
Conscientious Objection to Military Service in International Human Rights Law
Conscientious objection to military service is a means of resisting war and military service for reasons of conscience based on profound religious, ethical, moral, philosophical, humanitarian, or similar convictions. It...
Navigating the Troubled Waters of Religious Accommodation
Recent reports concerning a situation in York University, Toronto, have reignited discussion on the complex subject of the right to religious accommodation. A male student, enrolled on an online course,...
Freedom of Religion and Belief in Turkey
One of the fundamental values of a democratic society is the freedom of thought, conscience and religion. From this freedom derive the concepts of pluralism, tolerance and open-mindedness; hallmarks of...
Malaysia’s Dangerous Path Towards “Allah”
The Malaysian Court of Appeal has ruled recently that the word “Allah” falls unreservedly within the Muslim faith, precluding the Catholic Church in the country from using the term in...
Religious Freedom: A 21st Century Paradigm
The Pew Research Center’s studies on global restrictions on religion have played a role in shifting discussion from the 20th century paradigm of religious freedom, which focused primarily on the...
Taking Conscience Seriously
Ladele (see previous posts) exemplifies an important public debate: has the embrace of gay equality by the liberal state become oppressive towards free conscience rights? The legalization of gay marriage...
R v D: an Imperfect, yet Promising, Approach to the Treatment of the Niqaab in Court
Debate has recently been ignited in the UK about whether Muslim veils can be accommodated in court, stemming from Judge Peter Murphy’s decision in R v D. In her post...
The Queen v D(R): Wearing a Veil During Proceedings in Crown Court
In a recent Crown Court case The Queen v. D(R), His Honour Judge Murphy had to rule on whether a defendant charged with witness intimidation should be allowed to keep...
The Québec Charter of Values Project: Republican or Immigrant-phobic?
Tuesday, September 10 2013, the Government of Québec finally released its Strategy aimed at protecting the Values of the nation. It is important to say that this document is neither...
Proportionality analysis after Eweida and Others v. UK: Examining the Connections between Articles 9 and 10 of the ECHR
Until recently, questions regarding the theory and practice of the proportionality analysis in relation to the application of Article 9 of the ECHR to individuals were largely redundant. The European...
Equality v Human Rights?: Same sex marriage and religious liberty
This is an edited transcript of an address given by Aidan O’Neill QC on Thursday 13 June 2013, at Matrix Chambers on ‘Same Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty’ Some 50...
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