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or belief in development, with a view to improving the integration of freedom of religion or
belief into the activities for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development and beyond. She also participated in events organized by OHCHR and engaged
with the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, in particular in relation to its
policy guidance on freedom of religion or belief and security, 110 and an expert consultation
on State practices on the role of civil society in relation to incidents of desecration of religious
texts. She hosted an online meeting with representatives of the Caribbean Court of Justice
and the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers. In addition, she held meetings with the
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.
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The Special Rapporteur participated in several meetings, training sessions and other
events with a variety of governmental and civil society actors around the world, including
events organized by Permanent Missions to the United Nations and to the Organization of
American States. The Special Rapporteur also participated in events organized by other
entities, including: the Faculty of Law, Chulanlongkorn University; the International Contact
Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief; the University of Foggia; Brigham Young
University; Kellogg College, University of Oxford; and Notre Dame Law School, London.
She also took part in events organized by civil society actors, including: the Anglican
Communion; the American Center for Law and Justice; the American Jewish Committee
New York; the Bahaʼi International Community; Boat People SOS; the Centre for
Church-Based Development; Christian Legal Fellowship; Digni; the European Centre for
Law and Justice; the Observatory of the Inter-American Human Rights System of the Legal
Research Institute at the National Autonomous University of Mexico; the Islamic
Cooperation Youth Forum; the International Islamic Fiqh Academy; the International
Consortium for Law and Religion Studies; the International Dialogue Centre; the Joint
Initiative for Strategic Religious Action; the Jubilee Campaign; the Observatory on Religious
Freedom in the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights; the International
Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development, Religions for Peace, SMC-Faith in
Development; the Stefanus Alliance International; and Synergia – Initiatives for Human
Rights. The Special Rapporteur also joined the Majlis podcast on Central Asia for a
discussion on the situation of human rights defenders in Tajikistan. 111 Her publications
include a co-authored book chapter on “Freedoms of thought, conscience, religion or belief
at 75”112 and she also published an article in the UN Chronicle, entitled “Making freedom of
religion or belief a lived reality: threats and opportunities”.113
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See https://www.osce.org/odihr/429389.
See https://www.rferl.org/a/majlis-podcast-pannier-tajikistan-rights/32505690.html.
See https://unequal.world/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Shaping-a-World-of-Freedoms-75-Years-ofLegacy-and-Impact-of-the-Universal-Declaration-of-Human-Rights.pdf.
See https://www.un.org/en/un-chronicle/making-freedom-religion-or-belief-lived-reality-threats-andopportunities.
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