Potomac

Déclaration de Potomac

خطة عمل بوتوماك

Potomac Plan of Action

Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom July 24-26, 2018 Potomac Plan of Action Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance. Universal Declaration of Human Rights Faced with challenges to religious freedom worldwide, the Chairman of the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom presents this Potomac Plan of Action as a framework for national and multinational activity. The international community is encouraged to draw on the Plan of Action’s provisions when responding to violations and abuses of religious freedom or instances of persecution on ...

Potomac Declaration

Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom July 24-26, 2018 Potomac Declaration  Preamble: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims in Article 18 that “everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.” The freedom to live out one’s faith is a God-given human right that belongs to everyone. The freedom to seek the divine and act accordingly—including the right of an individual to act consistently with his or her conscience—is at the heart of the human experience. Governments cannot justly take it away. Rather, every nation shares the solemn...

Potomac Declaration and Plan of Action

The Potomac Declaration reflects the views of the United States government on the importance of promoting religious freedom, a universal human right, as a means to ensure greater peace and stability within and among nations. It was followed by the Potomac Plan of Action,  a framework for activities that the international community can draw from in order to respond to abuses and violations of religious freedom or instances of persecution on account of religion, belief, or non-belief (documents presented by the US  government to participants in the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, Washington DC, 2018).

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