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 in an attempt to reflect on these questions that the President of the Assembly of […]
Statement on the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights
The International Association for the Defense of Religious Liberty (AIDLR) is indelibly and honorably connected to the date, circumstances, context, and spirit of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the late 1940s. During those years, the founder of AIDLR, Jean Nussbaum, met the First Lady of the United States, Mrs. Eleanor […]
Article 18’s Legacy: Promoting universality and indivisibility | Episode 1
Paulo Macedo, Secretary General of the International Association for the Defense of Religious Liberty; Dr. Ibrahim Salama, Chief of the Human Rights Treaties Branch at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; and Professor Silvio Ferrari, Emeritus Professor of Law and Religion participated in the webinar titled “Universal Declaration of Human […]
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, pluralism of opinion and diversity of thought, human rights and equal opportunities, peace and dialogue […]
Meeting of the AIDLR EU Country Directors in Lisbon
The heads of the AIDLR national sections in Europe met in Lisbon, Portugal, on the occasion of the International Conference “Religion and Freedom of Expression” held on 7-8 February and organised by AIDLR. The session was chaired by AIDLR President Mario Brito and Secretary General Paulo Macedo, and counted with Dr. Ganoune Diop, Secretary-General of […]
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 Sexuality and Gender: Irreconcilable Differences and/or Spaces for Conversations?”. During the three days of the […]
AIDLR presents the International Award for Excellence «Ambassador for Freedom and Peace, Dr. Jean Nussbaum & Ms. Eleanor Roosevelt» to Prof. Asher Maoz
Speech by the AIDLR Secretary-General at the International Award of Excellence “Ambassador for Liberty and peace, Dr. Jean Nussbaum & Ms. Eleanor Roosevelt” Your Excellency, the Rector of Peres Academy, thank you for hosting us, for receiving us here this afternoon. Distinguished participants, May peace be upon you.Please allow me to start with a few […]
International Conference on«Religions, Human Solidarity and Global Peace: Building a Better Future»
Co-Organizers Paulo Macedo, Secretary General of the AIDLRProf. Asher Maoz, Founding Dean Peres Academic Law School; Head, Committee on Int’l Academic RelationsDr. Ganoune Diop, Secretary-General International Religion Liberty Association (IRLA) With the collaboration of Our world faces a tragic reality. Visions of peace, human solidarity, and affirmation of expressions of human dignity are common to most religions yet […]
International Conference on «Religions, Human Solidarity and Global Peace: Building a Better Future»
Organized by the International Association for the Defence of Religious Liberty and held in Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, 7-8 Feb 2023 […]