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Making Freedom of Religion or Belief a True EU Priority
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EUI RSCAS; 2012/41; RELIGIOWEST
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THAMES, Knox, Making Freedom of Religion or Belief a True EU Priority, EUI RSCAS, 2012/41, RELIGIOWEST - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/23357
Abstract
The Council of the European Union recently released its Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy, which included freedom of religion or belief in a list of 36 desired outcomes. The timing is good, as countries around the world are grappling with religion/state questions and the role of religious freedom for minority religious communities and dissenting members of the majority faith. Freedom of religion or belief stands at the crux of these issues, yet the Strategic Framework risks losing the religious freedom among the list of other worthy issues. By learning from the experience of the United States in its decade of religious freedom work, the European Union can jump start its efforts and ensure they have impact during this time of global transition.