Drawing on leading experts and practitioners, the Academy is tailored to meet the learning and developmental needs of parliamentarians to deepen their understanding and sharpen their assessments of challenges related to freedom of religion or belief in their own context. This consists of formal lectures as well as more relaxed one-to-one interactive spaces and small group work. Participating parliamentarians benefit from the opportunity to network, share and learn from fellow parliamentarians’ experiences and best practices from across the world.
The Academy runs once a year. The working language of the Academy is English, so fluency in the language is required of all participants.
ACADEMY speakers and contributors:
Dr Nazila Ghanea, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Associate Professor of International Human Rights Law, University of Oxford and Associate Director, Oxford Human Rights Hub
Dr Ahmed Shaheed, Former UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Lecturer, School of Law, University of Essex
Dr Thiago Alves Pinto, Departmental Lecturer in Legal Studies and International Human Rights Law and Director of Studies in Theology and Religious Studies, Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford.
Katherine Cash, Advisor, Swedish Mission Council
Dr Mine Yildirim, Head of Freedom of Belief Initiative Turkey, Norwegian Helsinki Committee and former ODIHR Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief
Kristina Arriaga de Bucholz, Former Commissioner, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)
Amro Hussain, Former Senior Parliamentary Officer, All-Party Parliamentary Group for Freedom of Religion or Belief (APPG)
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