The 2019 AICHR Consultation on the Implementation of Article 22 of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration on Freedom of Religion and Belief

NUSA DUA, Dec. 13 -- On December 11-13, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) organised the AICHR Consultation on the Implementation of Article 22 of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) on Freedom of Religion and Belief in Nusa Dua, Indonesia.

In her opening remarks, the Representative of Indonesia to the AICHR, Yuyun Wahyuningrum emphasised that Article 22 of the AHRD includes the freedom to practice and teach religion or belief either individually or in community, in public or private, without fear of intimidation, discrimination, violence or attack.

She also articulated that freedom of religion and belief is intrinsically linked to freedom of opinion and expression, freedom of association and assembly as ...