March 4, 2021
46th Session of the Human Rights Council Item 3 – Report of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief
March 4, 2021
In the current scenario, where religious freedom is being increasingly eroded by the need to protect human lives from the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is of paramount importance that the civil authorities commit themselves to respect, protect and defend the freedom of religion or belief, as the innermost dimension of the dignity of the human person, in his or her conscience.