Tailoring Peer-to-Peer Learning on “Faith for Rights”

Abstract

Abstract Freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental freedom that provokes tensions but equally provides opportunities for synergy and mutual enhancement with other human rights. This article explores lessons learned from implementing the “Faith for Rights” framework which has been developed by faith-based actors and UN independent experts through a global consultative process since 2017. Related peer-to-peer learning workshops have been tailored to different audiences, including children, youth, students and scholars, parliamentarians, judges and prosecutors, civil servants, diplomats, UN independent experts, national human rights institutions, faith-based actors, human rights defenders and peer-learning facilitators. In conclusion, the article calls for an inclusive human rights “diplocacy” by strategically combining diplomacy and advocacy tools for managing religious diversity in a human rights-based manner that resolve tensions between numerous rights in the context of religions and beliefs.