The world is facing a reality in which freedom of expression of and about religion is a fundamental value to be protected, in a particularly tense historical moment. Religious freedom and freedom of expression may be limited.
New questions emerge, all deserving reflection and discussion: How to defend and promote freedom of religion and expression? What are the limits of religious discourse and discourse about religion? How is religious freedom affected by limiting freedom of expression? What influence does religious speech and about religion have on peace and understanding?
Through this two-day meeting, AIDLR, a non-governmental organization with consultative status at the United Nations and accredited in the European Union brings together, in Lisbon, a group of experts and actors, including public authorities, elected officials, clerics, academics, leaders of civil organizations and students, who will contribute to bring light and richness to this reflection and debate. And, through it, to religious freedom and freedom of expression, in a free, open and plural society.
More about AIDLR
The International Association for the Defense of Religious Liberty (AIDLR) is a non-governmental (UN status granted in 1978) and non-political organization, founded in 1946 in Paris by the Franco-Swiss physician Jean Nussbaum, to defend the religious freedom of all people throughout the world. Since 1985, it has had consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations in New York and Geneva, and with the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. Since 1966, its headquarters are in Bern, Switzerland. On November 8, 2021, Dr. Paulo Macedo was appointed by the General Assembly of AIDLR as Secretary General.
