Topic > Persecution and protection of religious beliefs around…

Despite all the modern universal changes and although the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has recognized the right of manifestation of religion, there are still religious conflicts all over the world. There are still revolutions with religious bases. People are still deprived of the right to apply their religion, while others are killed because of their religious views. These events may give rise to the idea that there should be a special provision to protect religious freedoms. It seems to me that there is no religious specialty that should be protected more. However, according to our experiences around the world, there are some characteristics and potential risks in the nature of religion that require specific regulatory measures. Fundamentally, there is nothing special about religious freedoms that would make them more important. In fact, simply highlighting a freedom like this can put religious and non-religious people in a situation of inequality. On the other hand, conflicts, revolutions and crimes such as genocide for religious reasons in the world make us reflect on legal solutions to reduce these events. First of all we should pay attention to this important fact that religion can be in a weak and dangerous position at the same time. In other words, religious beliefs can violate the rights of many people in some specific circumstances. For example, in the case of a religious government, such as Iran, where constitutionally Muslims and non-Muslims are not equal, official Islam can encroach on the rights of people who are not Muslims or who do not believe in the official understanding of the religion. Islam. These are not special provisions that can guarantee religion... middle of paper... without recognition and practical loyalty to other types of public freedoms, in particular freedom of association and speech would be meaningless. The freedoms mentioned should not be limited by any religion or ideology. The only reasonable limitation on public liberties is the rights and freedoms of others. The only place the government can prevent people from practicing their religion is where a law is violated; a law that is enacted and enforced by a secular government. Simply put, religious freedoms must be respected and protected. Although this protection is possible through the entire system of accepted international rights and freedoms, none of them would be imaginable without the existence of a secular government. Secularism, in fact, is the surest guarantee for the existence and full exercise of a country's religious beliefs.