![]() Canada’s multi-cultural and multi-faith experience is reflective of Canadian efforts to champion inclusive and accountable governance, pluralism, and respect for diversity in all spheres of society. The promotion and protection of human rights, including freedom of religion or belief, is an important part of Canada’s constructive engagement in the world. Discrimination against religious and belief communities, as with all forms of discrimination, causes suffering, spreads division, and contributes to a climate of fear, intolerance, and stigmatization. ![]() It is enshrined in both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, among other key human rights documents. Canada's efforts to promote international human rights, inclusive governance and democracyįreedom of religion or belief, including the ability to worship in peace and security, is a universal human right.Canada's efforts to address global issues.Other belief systems include Buddhism, atheism, and agnosticism. Religions include Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ![]() The law uses the terms religion and other belief systems. Sometimes this leads to the discrimination of people who believe in a god or gods, even though there are laws against this. Similarly, an employer may not refrain from inviting you to a job interview because you do not have the same religion as they do.Ītheism, or the absence of a belief in any god, is quite common in Sweden. For example, a doctor may not refuse to give you medical care because of your religion. The law says that no person may be discriminated against due to their religion or other belief system. Infringements of freedom of religion happen in Sweden as well. In some countries, people are persecuted, driven away, and murdered because of their faith or religion. Discrimination and freedom of religionįreedom of religion is limited in many countries. It is included in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights, and in the Child Convention. Everyone is entitled to being accepted no matter what their choice of religion, including if that choice is to have no religion at all.įreedom of religion is a human right.The same applies to wearing religious symbols or clothes. Employers have to be open to their employees practising their religion – for instance, that prayer during working hours is permitted as long as it does not interfere with work.Everyone is entitled to celebrate religious festivals.Everyone is entitled to change their religion if they want to.Children are not obliged to choose the same religion as their family.A person does not have to tell others about their religion if they do not want to.This might be prayer or starting religious associations. Everyone is entitled to practise their religion.It was not until 1951 that freedom of religion became law in Sweden, and today, freedom of religion is part of the Swedish constitution. It made no difference if they were of a different faith, or of no faith at all. In the past, every Swede had to belong to a Christian congregation. Everyone in Sweden is entitled to practise their religionĬhristianity played a major role in Swedish history.
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