The International Association for the Defence of Religious Liberty

The Association International pour la Défense de la Liberté Religieuse (AIDLR), International Association for the Defense of Religious Liberty in English (IADRL), is a Non-Governmental Organization dedicated to promoting and defending freedom of conscience, worship, and religion around the world. Founded in 1946 by Dr. Jean NUSSBAUM assisted by Mrs. Eleanor ROOSEVELT, the first President of the Honorary Committee of the AIDLR.

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Aim of the Association

The goal of the International Association for the Defence of Religious Liberty is to disseminate, all over the world, the principles of this fundamental liberty and to protect, in all legitimate ways, the right of every man to worship as he chooses or to practice no religion at all.

CONSCIENCE AND LIBERTY MAGAZINE

Conscience & Liberty Magazine published annually since 1948

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The continuous refinement of Religious Freedom
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Religious Freedom´s Influence on Peace and Security
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The Universality of Human Rights
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Worldwide and Religious Liberty
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History of Liberty and Respect for Differences
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Agents & Ambassadors for peace
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NEWS

Experts Convene in Toledo for AIDLR Consultative Meeting on Religious Freedom
Toledo, Spain – From March 17 to 19, the International Association for the Defense of Religious Liberty (AIDLR) hosted a high-level consultative meeting in Toledo [...]...
2024 Edition of Conscience and Liberty “THE CONTINUOUS REFINEMENT OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM”
We are EPRID – the European Platform against Religious Intolerance and Discrimination. EPRID is a network of civil society organisations and religious bodies engaging with the European institutions in Brussels [...]...
#FaithforRights Program in Portugal
The #FaithforRights Peer Learning Experience program gathered 25 participants at the Ius Gentium Center for Human Rights, at the University of Coimbra. This initiative, based on the toolkit created by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human...
Meeting of the AIDLR Country Directors in Brussels

An AIDLR National Directors’ Meeting took place at the AIDLR office in Brussels (Belgium) from 18-21 March, marking the first time that AIDLR National Directors have met in the Belgian capital. For three days they had the opportunity to hear...

The Secretary General of AIDLR participates in the colloquium “Religious freedom and freedom of expression” organised by the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic.

The relationship between Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Religion is a current, pertinent, sometimes worrying, but inexhaustible topic. How can these two fundamental rights coexist and maintain the delicate balance between protecting individual rights and respecting religious diversity? It was...

Posthumous award to H.E. Dr. Jorge Sampaio

On February 8, 2023, the International Association for the Defense of Religious Liberty (AIDLR) posthumously awarded the “Jean Nussbaum & Eleanor Roosevelt Award” to His Excellency Dr. Jorge Sampaio, in recognition of his action in defense and promotion of freedom,...

AIDLR participates in the International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA) Experts Meeting 2022

From 26 to 29 September 2022 the Group of Experts of the International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA), headquarters in Washington, USA met in Lisbon, Portugal, to discuss the sensitive and current topic of “Religious Freedom in Light of Modern Conceptions of...

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