Calling Asean to strengthen Religious Freedom within the Asean region

The Global Movement of Moderates (GMM) and The Association for the Promotion of Human Rights (Proham) hosted a Consultation on Religious Freedom or belief in the ASEAN region on July 2 & 3, 2014 which was attended by about 60 people.

The Consultation was officially declared open by the YB Tan Sri Joseph Kurup, Minister in charge of National Unity in the Prime Minister’s Department.

This consultation reviewed the Guidelines prepared by the Indonesian Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) entitled “How to promote and protect the freedom of religion or belief in the Asean region?”

ASEAN & PROTECTION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OR BELIEF

July 5, 2014

Consultation Brief Report of Findings

ASEAN & PROTECTION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OR BELIEF

The Global Movement of Moderates (GMM) and The Association for the Promotion of Human Rights (Proham) hosted a Consultation on Religious Freedom or belief in the ASEAN region on July 2 & 3, 2014 which was attended by about 60 people. This consultation reviewed the Guidelines prepared by the Indonesian Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) entitled “How to promote and protect the freedom of religion or belief in the Asean region?”

The Consultation was officially declared open by the YB Tan Sri Joseph Kurup, Minister in charge of National Unity in the Prime Minister’s Department. Tan Sri Shafee Abdullah, the Malaysian representative to the Asean Inter-governmental commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and the Indonesian counterpart HE Rafedi Djamin who was instrumental in the development of these guidelines for religious freedom in the Asean region shared some reflections. Also speaking at the opening was the EU Ambassador HE Luc Vandebon who drew some parallel developments in EU on religious freedom.