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Keeping the faith: A study of freedom of thought, conscience, and religion in ASEAN
Taking as its inspiration Article 22 of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration, through which ASEAN governments have committed to eliminate “all forms of intolerance, discrimination and incitement of hatred based on religion and beliefs”, the study seeks to capture the legal landscape pertaining to freedom of thought, conscience and religion in ASEAN. It also hopes to assist ASEAN Member States in working toward an agreed policy response in their implementation of this provision. By providing an overview of state practice on the freedom of thought, conscience, and religion across the region, and considering serious issues of religious persecution and conflict that pose a challenge to regional peace and stability, the Centre aims to contribute to an ongoing dialogue amongst civil society organizations, academia and government about how best to diffuse tensions amongst different religious groups as well as to foster greater understanding and acceptance of different religions and belief systems amongst ASEAN peoples.
This descriptive study on Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion in ASEAN is not an attempt at a comprehensive empirical survey of the situation in ASEAN states. Such a study would have been impossible given the limitations of time and resources available to the researchers and to the Centre. Rather, it provides a compilation, categorization and analysis of the published material relevant to the subject, as well as some empirical analysis of the trends identified in those sources.
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