18. sept.  2015

16. july.: Today, 77 percent of the world’s population lives in religiously repressive countries, and governmental and social restrictions on religion continue to rise. This conference examined the severe and growing challenges facing minority religions around the world and gave special attention to how religious persecution affects women and girls. A central question was whether and how US international religious freedom policy can improve conditions for religious minorities abroad and the societies in which they live.

Panel 1: Rising Global Restrictions and Social Hostilities on Religious Freedom
Richard Foltin, Engy Abdelkader, Rabbi Andrew Baker, Thomas Farr, and Brian Gri

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Panel 2: Religious Freedom and Women’s Rights
Claudia Winkler, Helen Alvare, Elizabeth Cassidy, Aisha Rahman, and Jacqueline Rivers

Religious Freedom Project - Rising Threats to a Fundamental Human Right <her>

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