freedom of religion
Let an agent handle freedom of religion by legal source, scope, limits and country situation, neutrally and with sourced reports.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle freedom of religion by legal source, scope, limits and country situation, neutrally and with sourced reports.
The right of individuals and communities to hold, change, manifest and practise a religion or belief, or none, in worship, observance, practice and teaching, alone or with others, in public or private.
What it is for: A fundamental human right protecting belief and conscience.
It can be explain the legal protection; report violations to rights bodies; accommodate religious practice at work or school; compare country situations using sourced reports.
Distinguishing features
Covers religion and non-religious belief
Inner freedom is absolute
Manifestation may be limited only as law allows
Linked to non-discrimination
What it looks like
Not an object; a legal and social right.
How it is recognised
Constitutional and treaty provisions
Country reports on religious freedom
Includes freedom not to believe
Related models
is a kind of - category
is protected by - treaty
is related to - right
is threatened by - threats
In practice
Families and kinds
freedom of worship
freedom to change religion
freedom from coercion
religious freedom of communities
freedom of conscience
Standards and regulation
Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 18
ICCPR Article 18
European Convention on Human Rights Article 9
National constitutions
Failure modes and hazards
Partisan country comparisons
Ignoring non-believers
Unsourced claims of persecution
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Law Legal source.
Law defines the right.
Source
Treaty and constitution.
Source
Legal source.
- Which treaty or constitutional provision applies? provenance
- Is the country a party to the treaty? provenance
Limits
Permitted restrictions.
Limits
Limitations.
- Which limitations on manifestation are allowed by law? boundary
- Are they necessary and proportionate? boundary
Situation Country conditions.
Situations vary.
Reports
Rights reports.
Reports
Country reports.
- What do independent reports say about this country? provenance
- Which bodies produced them? provenance
Balance
Neutral account.
Balance
Balanced account.
- Is the account neutral across religions and beliefs? boundary
- Are government positions attributed? boundary
Practice Daily life.
The right applies in daily life.
Accommodation
Work and school.
Accommodation
Accommodation.
- What accommodation of religious practice is required here? boundary
- How can it be requested? action
Dress and symbols
Rules.
Dress
Religious dress.
- What rules apply to religious dress or symbols? provenance
- Have courts ruled on them? provenance
Remedies Violations.
Violations need remedies.
Complaints
Where to report.
Complaints
Complaints.
- Where can violations be reported? action
- Which courts or bodies handle them? provenance
Support
Organisations.
Support
Support.
- Which organisations support people facing persecution? action
- Is urgent protection needed? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should country situations be separate entries?
- How should reports be sourced?
- How should limitations be recorded?