Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 9 November 2022
EVENT, 7-9 November 2022: Eighth Annual Conference (SEAFORB)
(Southeast Asia Freedom of Religion or Belief)
Friday, 4 November 2022
EVENT, 3-4 November 2022: 3rd Brazilian Congress of Religious Law (Portuguese)
(Instituto Brasileiro de Direito e Religião)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 4 November 2022 (14:00 CEST): 8th Anniversary of #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness
(World Council of Churches)
Thursday, 3 November 2022
EVENT, 31 October - 3 November 2022: Annual Forum on Religion and Sustainable Development
(International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD))
WEBINAR, 3 November 2022 (10AM ET): USCIRF Conversation: Iranian Government Propaganda Against Religious Minorities
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Tuesday, 1 November 2022
CALL FOR PAPERS, proposals due by 1 November 2022: Theology and Jurisprudence Symposium
(Adelaide Law School)
Sunday, 30 October 2022
WEBINAR, 30 October 2022 (4PM ET): Cyrus’ Cylinder: A Timeless Zoroastrian Legacy, FEZANA's first Pre-Parliament Event (2023 Parliament of World's Religions)
(Sam Billimoria, Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America)
Thursday, 27 October 2022
EVENT, 27 October 2022: Faith in Action Gala
(Outreach Aid to the Americas)
EVENT, 27 October 2022: 5th Annual DFW Interfaith Summit
(DFW Alliance for Religious Freedom)
EVENT, 27 October 2022 (10:30AM EDT): Broadening the Aperture: International Religious Freedom, National Security and Peacebuilding (Washington, DC)
(The United States Institute of Peace)
WEBINAR, 27 October 2022 (10:30AM ET): U.S. Policy and Freedom of Religion or Belief in North Korea
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
WEBINAR, 27 October 2022 (10AM EDT): Challenges in moving toward a more inclusive democracy: Findings from the 13th annual American Values Survey
(Brookings Institution)
Wednesday, 26 October 2022
EVENT, 26 October 2022 (13:00 GMT+1): Launching “What about us”? New eBook on global religious inequalities
(Institute of Development Studies)
VIRTUAL EVENT: 26 October 2022 (9AM EDT): Forgiveness Forum: Where Science and Spirituality Meet
(Templeton World Charity Foundation and Religions for Peace International)
Monday, 24 October 2022
EVENT, 24 October 2022 (7PM ET): American Muslims at a Crossroads: Navigating identity in an interreligious world
(The Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies)
EVENT, 24 October 2022 (10AM EDT): Notre Dame Law Review Symposium on Unconstitutional Conditions and Religious Liberty
(University of Notre Dame Law School)
Tuesday, 18 October 2022
WEBINAR, 18 October 2022 (3PM EDT): Religious Liberty: How Safe Is Religious Freedom in America?
(American Philanthropic)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 18 October 2022 (14:00 CEST): Women faith-based mediators: Innovation through tradition?
(Berghof Foundation and the the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers)
WEBINAR, 18 October 2022 (14:00 CEST): WHO Faith Network Webinar - The Importance of Language: Faith partner resources for health emergencies
(World Health Organization)
Saturday, 15 October 2022
CALL FOR PROPOSALS, deadline 15 October 2022: Arab Region Dialogue Initiatives
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
REQUEST FOR SUBMISSIONS: deadline 15 October 2022: Clothed in Religion: Religion, Law, and Religious Attire/Garb
(Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
REQUEST FOR SUBMISSIONS: deadline 15 October 2022: Who Does the Healing?: Religion, Law, Healthcare, and Medicine
(Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Thursday, 13 October 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 13 October 2022 (4PM UK): Why Our Religious Freedom Matters
(Facebook, MECC, Bible Society Lebanon, Bible Engagement Academy, Faculté des sciences religieuses - USJ)
Wednesday, 12 October 2022
EVENT, 12 October 2022 (19:00 CET): Mass for Europe (Bruxelles)
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
EVENT, 12 October 2022 (14:00 CET): Freedom of Religion in Türkiye. A focus on Christian minorities (Brussels)
(MEP Bert-Jan Ruissen and ADF International)
Friday, 7 October 2022
EVENT, 6-7 October 2022: Freedom of Religion or Belief in Times of Migration
(Observatory on Religious Freedom in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights (ORFECT))
Wednesday, 5 October 2022
WEBINAR, 5 October 2022 (10AM ET): Exploring the Role of Religious Actors in Diplomatic Processes
(Alliance for Peacebuilding and the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy)
Tuesday, 4 October 2022
EVENT, 2-4 October 2022: 29th Annual International Law and Religion Symposium
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)
WEBINAR, 2-4 October 2022: International Day of Nonviolence Event
(The International Center for Religion & Diplomacy)
Monday, 3 October 2022
CALL FOR PROPOSALS, deadline 3 October 2022: 2023 Chicago Parliament
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Friday, 30 September 2022
CALL FOR PAPERS, submissions due 30 September 2022: 2023 Ivory Coast Conference
(African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies (ACLARS))
EVENT, 30 September 2022 (5PM EDT): Conference on Vodou & Development
(Centre Culturel Spirtuel et Traditionnel and CUNY Haitian Studies Institute)
REQUEST FOR SUBMISSIONS, deadline 30 September 2022: Exploring Identities: Religious Freedom, Religious Liberty, and the Law
(Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Thursday, 29 September 2022
EVENT, 29 September 2022 (12PM CDT): “The New Thoreaus”: How the law should treat religious “Nones”
(The University of Texas at Austin)
Wednesday, 28 September 2022
WEBINAR, 28 September 2022 (10:30AM ET): Religious Freedom, Violence, and U.S. Policy in Nigeria
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
EVENT, 28 September 2022 (5:30PM EDT): "Others in Their Own Land" film screening and panel discussion (Washington, DC)
(U.S. Baha'i Office of Public Affairs)
Tuesday, 27 September 2022
EVENT, 27 September 2022 (12:30PM MST): The Coalition on Human Dignity and Religious Freedom, Phoenix, AZ, USA
(The Coalition on Human Dignity)
WEBINAR, 27 September 2022 (10AM ET): Ukrainian Religious Actors and Organizations after Russia's Invasion: The Struggle for Peace
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Monday, 26 September 2022
EVENT, 26 September 2022 (12:30PM ET): Race, Religion, and Black Lives Matter
(The Center for the Study of Religion and Society, University of Notre Dame)
Sunday, 25 September 2022
EVENT, 19-25 September 2022: Holistic Climate Solutions Summit
(Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation)
Friday, 23 September 2022
EVENT, 22-23 September 2022: Radicalisation, Secularism, and the Governance of Religion: Research and Policy Conference
(European University Institute (EUI))
EVENT, 21-23 September 2022: Tokyo Peace Roundtable – Beyond War and Towards Reconciliation: Convening Multi-Religious Peace Roundtables
(Religions for Peace)
Wednesday, 21 September 2022
EVENT, 21-22 September 2022: "A 30 años de las Reformas Constitucionales en materia de libertad religiosa"
(Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas, UNAM)
EVENT, 21 September 2022 (3PM ET): Responses to Forced Displacement: Taking Action on Catholic Social Teaching
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 21 September 2022 (2PM ET): Pathways to Respect
(Office of International Religious Freedom, U.S. Department of State)
Tuesday, 20 September 2022
TRAINING PROGRAMME, deadline of 20 September 2022: Young Adults Training for Religious Amity (Theme: Youth Interreligious Engagement, Advocating Human Dignity)
(World Council of Churches)
Monday, 19 September 2022
Sixth ICLARS Conference, 19-21 September 2022: Human Dignity, Law, and Religious Diversity: Designing the Future of Inter-Cultural Societies
(Córdoba, Spain, International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies)
EVENT, 19 September 2022 (10:30AM ET): USCIRF Conversation: Assessing Religious Freedom in Egyptian Curriculum Reform
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
EVENT, 19 September 2022 (7:30-9:00PM PT): A Constitutional Symposium: Religious Liberty and LGBTQ+ Rights, Moraga, CA, USA
(Jack Miller Center for Teaching America's Founding Principles and History, St. Mary's College of California)
Friday, 16 September 2022
EVENT, 15-16 September 2022: Past, Present, & Future of Religiously Affiliated Law Schools
(Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center)
EVENT, 16 September 2022 (8:30AM ET): A briefing to highlight an upcoming UNGA resolution calling for the repeal of the death penalty for Apostasy & Blasphemy
(International Religious Freedom Roundtable)
Thursday, 15 September 2022
EVENT, 15-22 September 2022: World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel: Faith, Hope and Love in Action: Towards Justice in Israel Palestine
(World Council of Churches)
CALL FOR PAPERS, abstracts due 15 September 2022: Religion, Dialogue, and Democracy in Africa
(Dialogue Institute)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 13-15 September 2022: Religious Freedom, Rule of Law, and Cross Cultural Religious Literacy
(Ministry of Law and Human Rights Republic of Indonesia and Leimena Institute)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 15 September 2022 (13:00 GMT): Together with URI: Peacebuilding
(United Religions Initiative)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 15 September 2022 (12PM ET): The Abraham Accords Two Years On: Building Peace, Looming Threats
(Hudson Institute)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 15 September 2022 (2PM ET): Webinar on Hinduism and Discriminatory Experiences
(G20 Interfaith Forum)
Wednesday, 14 September 2022
EVENT, 14 September 2022 (9:30 ET): Addressing Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws in Muslim Societies Workshop
(Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV))
EVENT, 9-11 November 2022 (registration deadline 14 Sept): Moot Court Interamericano de Derecho y Religión, Brasil
(Centro Brasileiro de Estudos em Direito e Religião, Brasil)
Tuesday, 13 September 2022
EVENT, 13 September 2022 (4PM MST): The Constitution Under Pressure: Lessons From Abraham Lincoln, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States
(Wheatley Institute)
Saturday, 10 September 2022
EVENT, 10 September 2022 (19:00): The Superior Electoral Court and the fiction of the abuse of electoral religious power in Brazil (Portuguese)
(Facebook, Comissao Liberdade Religiosa OAB Taboão da Serra)
WEBINAR, 10 September 2022, (1:30PM ET): Competing Religious Liberties
(Raj Attiken, AdventistToday.org)
Thursday, 8 September 2022
EVENT, 31 August - 8 September 2022: The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches
(World Council of Churches)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 8 September 2022: “Fit for 55” Package to Implement the Green Deal
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
Tuesday, 6 September 2022
EVENT, 6-7 September 2022: 30th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities
(UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Tom Lantos Institute)
Monday, 5 September 2022
ART CONTEST, deadline 5 September 2022: Ministerial Art Contest 2022: Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief
(Bellwether International)
Monday, 29 August 2022
ONLINE COURSE, 29 August - 7 October: Under Caesar's Sword: Christians in Response to Persecution
(Daniel Philpott, University of Notre Dame)
EVENT, 29 August 2021: The London Interfaith Fun Run
VIRTUAL COURSE: Using Interreligious Dialogue (IRD) to Strengthen Peace, Reconciliation and Social Cohesion
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Saturday, 27 August 2022
EVENT, 27 August 2022: Tokyo: Dare to Overcome
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Thursday, 25 August 2022
EVENT, 25 August 2022 (6PM ET): [Documentary launch] Presentación de Documental “Cuba Crucis” con Yoe Suárez
(Outreach Aid to the Americas)
Wednesday, 24 August 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 24 August 2022 (12PM ET): Jihad and Christian Persecution in Nigeria: How to Manage a Persistent and Metastasizing Threat
(In Defense of Christians (IDC))
WEBINAR, 24 August 2022 (10:30AM ET): Religious Freedom in Afghanistan: One Year Since the Taliban Takeover
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Monday, 22 August 2022
WEBINAR, 22 August 2022 (4PM in London): The International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief - Turning Words into Action
(The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute)
Thursday, 18 August 2022
WEBINAR, 18 August 2022 (2PM ET): The Fear of "The Great Replacement" and Impact on Society
(Religions for Peace USA)
Saturday, 13 August 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 7-13 August 2022: 6th Annual Interfaith Awareness Week
(World Interfaith Network)
Thursday, 11 August 2022
WEBINAR, 11 August 2022 (2PM ET): Religious Liberty at the Supreme Court 2022
(The Federalist Society)
Tuesday, 9 August 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 9 August 2022 (6:30PM ET): Speaking of Humanism | Humanizing Religious Freedom For All
(American Humanist Association)
Saturday, 6 August 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT: 6 August 2022: Nuclear Prayer Day 2022
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Friday, 5 August 2022
WEBINAR, 5 August 2022 (12PM ET): Religious Freedom Webinar (AAR members only)
(American Academy of Religion)
Thursday, 4 August 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 4 August 2022 (12PM ET): Human Library: Bringing my faith and beliefs to my workplace
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Tuesday, 2 August 2022
WEBINAR, 2 August 2022 (3PM ET): USCIRF Conversation: Constitutional Reform and Religious Freedom in Cuba
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
EVENT, 2 August 2022 (10AM ET): Protecting and Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief
(The United States Institute of Peace)
Monday, 1 August 2022
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS, due 1 August 2022: Religious Liberty Fellowship (PDF)
(J. Reuben Clark Law Society)
Saturday, 30 July 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 30 July 2022 (2PM ET): Global Watch Party: Human Trafficking
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Friday, 29 July 2022
EVENT, 29 July 2022: Power and the Development of International Law: Asian Perspectives (Kathmandu, Nepal)
(Asian Society of International Law)
WEBINAR, 29 July 2022 (12PM EDT): Extraction and Exploitation: The Effects of Mining on Religious Communities
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Sunday, 24 July 2022
SUMMER SCHOOL, 24-29 July and 31 July-4 August: Interreligious Leadership Training Seminar
(The Elijah Interfaith Institute)
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 20 July 2022 (5AM ET): Countering Hate Speech: Guidance for civil society and activists
(Minority Rights Group International)
Monday, 18 July 2022
SUMMER SCHOOL COURSE, 18-23 July 2022: Theology of the Other under the Pressure of the Empire
(The Eastern European Institute of Theology)
Sunday, 17 July 2022
EVENT, 17-18 July 2022: Foro Latinoamericano de combate al antisemitismo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Foro Latinoamericano de combate al antisemitismo)
Friday, 15 July 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 15 July 2022 (9AM ET): Advancing Human Rights in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
(A Bipartisan Congressional Dialogue with Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and Rep. Young Kim (R-CA), The United States Institute of Peace)
WEBINARIO, 15 July 2022 (12PM in Lima): Buenas Prácticas Religiosas e Interreligiosas en América Latina y el Caribe en Respuesta a la Pandemia del COVID-19
(Reunión del Foro Político de Alto Nivel sobre Desarrollo Sostenible)
Thursday, 14 July 2022
CALL FOR PROPOSALS, due 14 July 2022 by 12PM EDT: Examination of Anti-Muslim Bias in Europe (PDF)
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
WEBINAR, 13 July 2022 (2PM in Zurich): WHO and RFP EPI-WIN webinar: What we need to know about Monkeypox
(Religions for Peace)
Tuesday, 12 July 2022
WEBINARIO, 12 de julio de 2022 (UTC-6) - Libertad religiosa en el caso Pavez vs. Chile; enseñanzas y desafíos (Religious Freedom in the case Pavez vs. Chile: Teachings and challenges)
(Juan Navarro Floria, Gary Doxey, Soledad Bertelsen, Tomás Henríquez, Consorcio Latinoamericano de Libertad Religiosa)
Monday, 11 July 2022
SUMMER SCHOOL COURSE, 11 - 15 July 2022: Global Conflict, Security and Human Rights: International Law Perspectives
(University of Groningen)
CALL FOR INPUTS, deadline 11 July 2022: Indigenous Peoples and the right to freedom of religion or belief – GA report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)
VIRTUAL EVENT: 11 July 2022 (1PM EDT): Preserving Life on Land: Plans, Projects, Pitfalls and Partnerships for Rainforest Preservation
(Religions for Peace)
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