International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief

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International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief Facts & Quotes

• Articles 18-20 of the United Nations outline universal human rights. The articles state that, freedom of religion or belief, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to peaceful assembly and the right to freedom of association are interdependent, interrelated and mutually reinforcing.
• According to the Pew Research Center, in 2018 there were reports of force used against religious or belief communities in 95 different countries.
• According to stimson.org, the governments of China, Myanmar, and Turkey were responsible for more than 10,000 recorded incidents of force based on religion or belief in 2018. The governments of Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Rwanda, Syria, and Uzbekistan were also responsible for widespread force against religious minorities.

International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief Top Events and Things to Do

• Learn more about the UN's Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism. The plan focuses on preventing the spread of violent extremism by creating counter-terrorism measures.
• Watch the UN's video about their campaigning against attacks on religious communities. The video features a Jewish family and their struggle against anti-Semitism.
• Watch a movie celebrating religious freedom. Here are our suggestions:
  Silence (2016)
  Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
  The Work and the Glory II: American Zion (2005)

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