Toolkit
This toolkit is designed to enable parliamentarians to advocate for the right to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) more effectively, through increasing their understanding of FoRB and the national, regional and international mechanisms at their disposal for promoting and protecting this right.
How to use the toolkit
The toolkit outlines the different mechanisms you can use to advocate for FoRB both at home and abroad in your capacity as international parliamentarians.
Suggested actions for International FoRB Day include:
Asking a question in your legislative body;
Tabling a debate in your legislative body;
Raising awareness on social media;
Writing an article in the media on the importance of FoRB, or to raise awareness of specific violations.
These actions are highlighted and explained further in the toolkit and summarised in the concluding section.
Suggested actions to promote FoRB long term include:
Using a range of mechanisms in your legislative body;
Engaging with civil society and the media;
Drawing attention to FoRB violations through regional or international human rights mechanisms.
Produced by: CSW
Photo credits:
Mum and children – Marcus Perkins/CSW
Smiling boy – Josh Brown/CSW
Group of girls – Josh Brown/CSW
Woman on bench – CSW
Boys with football – CSW
Nigerian man – Dave Mance/CSW
Husband and wife – Marcus Perkins/CSW
Indonesia rice field – Giulio Paletta/CSW
Acknowledgments:
With special thanks to Matthew Smith and Garen Kosoyan.
IPPFoRB is an informal network of parliamentarians and legislators from around the world committed to combatting religious persecution and advancing freedom of religion or belief, as defined in Article 18 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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CSW is a human rights organisation specialising in freedom of religion or belief, and as Christians we stand with everyone facing injustice because of their religion or belief. We work on over 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
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