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.
Conscience & Liberty Magazine published annually since 1948
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...
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,...
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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AIDLR 1946-2026
80 Years Promoting Religious Liberty and Freedom of Religion and Belief everyday, everywhere.
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