AIDLR
Association International pour la Défense de la Liberté Religieuse, International Association for the Defense of Religious Liberty in English, 

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.

The G7 held at Chancellery Palace in Rome on September 14, 2017, debated «Security and Hate Speech. Personal Safety and Data Security: Rights in the Age of Social Media», where the Secretary General spoke on the perspective of collaboration between the AIDLR and the G7 actors, in the context of the need for vigilance and defense of individual rights on freedom of religion, freedom of expression and against the risks of the spread of hate speech, violence and cyberbullying.

At that unique international conference chaired by Andrea Mascherin, the President of Consiglio Nazionale Forense and Dr. Olteanu the Secretary General of the AIDLR, exchanged opinions with the G7 actors on ‘security and hate speech’ in the context of the need for defense of individual rights against the risks of fake news and the spread […]

Under the Auspices of the Presidency of the G7,and organized by the Italian Consiglio Nazionale Forense, the International Conference on “Security and Hate Speech” took place, with the participation of guests belonging to the G7, ministers, ambassadors, politicians and lawyers; the Secretary General (SG) of the AIDLR delivered a keynote address on “Actors’ Education and its Role on Legality, Hate Speech, Peace and Security”.

The following statement was issued by Dr. Liviu Olteanu after the International Conference on “Hate Speech and Security” that was organized by the Consiglio Nazionale Forense and the Italian Presidency of the G7, hosted in Rome at the Palazzo della Cancilleria on 14 September 2017. Olteanu started his press release by underlining an important statement […]

Mr. Mario Brito, the President of the International Association of the Defence of Religious Liberty (AIDLR) and Dr. Liviu Olteanu, the Secretary General of the AIDLR assisted at the 8th World Congress organized by the International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA) and had exchanges with worldwide officials and participants.

Following the 8th World Congress of the IRLA on «Religious Freedom and Hope for Peaceful Co-existence» hosted in Hollywood Florida between 22-24 of August 2017, the AIDLR President Mr. Mario BRITO and the Secretary General Dr. Liviu OLTEANU, appreciated the topic proposed and debates that took place for first time in the USA by IRLA, and […]

H.E. Dr. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations and Liviu Olteanu, AIDLR Secretary General, talked together on the Plan of Action and had an exchange on the future Global Summit on Religion, Peace and Security, and also regarding the journal «Ambassadors for Liberty, Hope and Peace» and the book «Agents and ambassadors for peace» offered to H.E. by Dr. Olteanu

The following statement was issued by the Secretary General of the AIDLR, after the conversation in New York at the United Nations Headquarters between Dr. Liviu OLTEANU and H.E. AMINA MOHAMMED, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations in the context of the Launch by Antonio GUTERRES, United Nations Secretary General, of the Plan of Action for […]

Liviu Olteanu, Secretary General of the AIDLR, talking together with worldwide religious leaders, scholars and civil society organizations on United Nations plan of action and other exchanges on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FRoB)

The following statement was issued by the Secretary General of the AIDLR, Dr Liviu Olteanu, after the conversation he had together with religious leaders, scholars and civil cociety international NGOs at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 14 July 2017 in the context of the Launch by the UN Secretary-General, ANTONIO GUTERRES’, Plan […]

AIDLR Secretary General has talked at the United Nations Headquarters, in New York with Dr. Agnes CALLAMARD, Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, based at the OHCHR, Geneva

The following statement was issued by the AIDLR Secretary General regarding the conversation between Dr. Liviu Olteanu and Dr. Agnes CALLAMARD, the Special Rapporteur of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. The representatives of the two organizations discussed the tools they can use together to prevent the incitement to […]

Conversation of Dr. Liviu Olteanu with H.E. Ambassador Abdallah Yahya Al-Mouallimi, Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to United Nations in New York and with Sheikh Salih bin Humaid, Imam of the Grand Mosque of Mecca.

The following statement was issued by the AIDLR Secretary General after the meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York between Dr. Liviu Olteanu and H.E. AMBASSADOR ABDALLAH AL MOUALLIMI and SHEIKH SALIH BIN HUMAID, Imam of the Grand Mosque of Mecca, at the Launch by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio GUTERRES’ ‘Plan […]

Ambassador Ms. Ammo AZIZA BAROUD, Ambasador of Chad to the benelux contries, the United Kingdom, Permanente Representative of the European Union and the ACP group of States, talked with the Secretary General of the AIDLR, Dr. Liviu Olteanu

AMBASSADOR AMMO AZIZA BAROUD had a conversation as a follow up to the Global Summit on Religion, Peace and Security co-organized by the AIDLR and OGPRtP in November 2016 at the United Nations in Geneva. Following the participation of Ms. Aziza Baroud with a keynote address at that Global Summit on Religion, Peace and Security as […]