The UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion Or Belief Presents Key Links Between Religious Freedom and   Torture Prevention

Professor Nazila Ghanea, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, submitted a groundbreaking report on the connection between torture prevention and religious liberty, highlighting coercion as the main link between the two rights and emphasizing systemic violations impacting minority groups and women. The report reveals patterns of religiously motivated maltreatment, including demands to act against religious beliefs and interference with religious practices, while offering transformative recommendations for states to prohibit coercion, prevent attempts to change religious views, and train judicial personnel to prevent torture compounded by religious humiliation. Ghanea’s urgent call for more legal cases involving these rights underscores the report’s significant contribution to preventing human rights violations systematically, especially in the face of rising global religious conflicts.

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