Missionary Activities and Human Rights
Project group: Egil Lothe (group chair) - the Norwegian Buddhist Association, Dag Nygaard - The Council of Religious and Life Stance Communities in Norway, Lars Gule - the Norwegian Humanist Association and the Oslo College
The aim of this project is to contribute, on the basis of human rights, to the resolution of conflicts arising from missionary activities.
The project group aims to promote knowledge among missionary organisations of the statements issued on missionary activities from the UNHRC, the European Union Human Rights Tribunal and other commissions and committees.The group also aims to raise awareness of how the human rights ethic ensures the rights of the individual where missionary activities are a source of conflict, and commits religious organisations to respect these rights.
In 2007 the group is consolidating 4 years of experience, and plans to produce the first draft of guidelines for missionary activities in relation to human rights, together with brochures and a publication on the conclusions/experience of the group so far.
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Background document in English
Background document in Norwegian
Conferences, workshops and meetings
- International
conference, August/September 2006
Press report from the conference (in Norwegian) ("Misjonering som menneskerett" Vårt Land 06.09.06)
