Civil and Political Rights, Including the Question of Religious Intolerance: Report by the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Submitted Pursuant to Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2002/40

Commission on Human Rights; Abdelfattah Amor, Civil and Political Rights, Including the Question of Religious Intolerance: Report by the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Submitted Pursuant to Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2002/40, E/CN.4/2003/66/ADD.1, UN Commission on Human Rights, 9 January 2003, https://www.refworld.org/reference/themreport/unchr/2003/en/39145 [accessed 24 April 2024]
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Civil and Political Rights, Including the Question of Religious Intolerance: Report by the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Submitted Pursuant to Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2002/40

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This report covers the visit paid by the Special Rapporteur to Algeria from 16 to 26 September 2002. It discusses the legal and political setting for freedom of religion or belief and the situation as regards faith and the expression of faith. It highlights the partisan political use of Islam as a tool and the violence generated by religious extremism, the status of women, dialogue between and within religions and the role played by schools in spreading tolerance and non-discrimination. The conclusions and recommendations are concerned with both the management and the prevention of intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief.
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