THE TANDEM PROJECT
http://www.tandemproject.com.

UNITED NATIONS, HUMAN RIGHTS,
FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF

The Tandem Project is a UN NGO in Special Consultative Status with the
Economic and Social Council of the United Nations

Separation of Religion or Belief and State

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/bhsession1.aspx

BAHRAIN – Universal Periodic Review & Freedom of Religion or Belief

General Comment 22 on Article 18 of the International Covenant on Political and Civil Rights
http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/9a30112c27d1167cc12563ed004d8f15?Opendocument

• 1948: UN General Assembly as of: http://www.tandemproject.com/program/history.htm
• 1986: First International NGO Conference:http://www.tandemproject.com/tolerance.pdf
• 2000: UN General Assembly adopts term for the mandate: 1998 UN Conference Report
• 2012: UN General Assembly RES/66/167 on Freedom of Religion or Belief: Your View

Religion and Law Consortium - Daily news  
http://www.religlaw.org/headline.php?pageId=20

The Tandem Project a non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in 1986 to build understanding, tolerance, and respect for diversity of religion or belief, and to prevent discrimination in matters relating to freedom of religion or belief. The Tandem Project has sponsored multiple conferences, curricula, reference material and programs on Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights- Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion – and the 1981 United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief

Documents Attached: BAHRAIN - Universal Periodic Review & Freedom of Religion or Belief; Perspectives - United Nations & Islamic Human Rights Declarations; Your View; Perspectives - Can a person who is Muslim choose a religion other than Islam