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Religious freedom needs informed attention.

This archive gathers organizations and educational resources that address freedom of belief, freedom of conscience, equal treatment and the protection of religious minorities.

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About this archive

Links for further study

Religious freedom includes the ability to hold, change or decline a belief, to practise peacefully, and to participate in public life without unequal treatment because of conscience.

The organizations below represent different traditions, methods and perspectives. Use them as starting points for research, and check each external site for its current scope, policies and information.

How to use the list

Compare perspectives. A civil-liberties organization, an interfaith group and a monitoring body may describe the same issue differently.

Check dates. This is an archival directory, not a live endorsement or guarantee that every external link remains active.

Read critically. Look for methods, sources, definitions and the communities represented.

Resource directory

Organizations and reference sites

Selected external resources arranged by their principal focus. The descriptions are concise summaries for orientation.

Amnesty International

International human-rights organization documenting abuses and advocating for people imprisoned or restricted because of conscience.

Visit Amnesty International

Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty

An organization focused on religious liberty, the free exercise of religion and the principle that government should not establish a religion.

Visit the organization

Center for Religious Freedom

A Freedom House program concerned with religious persecution and the protection of religious minorities in different regions.

Visit Freedom House

European Human Rights Centre

A European network concerned with cooperation and human-rights education across civil-society and institutional settings.

Visit the centre

First Amendment Center

Educational material on freedom of religion, expression, press, assembly and petition in the context of constitutional rights.

Visit the resource

First Freedom Center

Resources about freedom of religion and the right to follow a faith, change one’s belief or follow no religion.

Visit the centre

Forum 18

News and analysis focused on serious restrictions affecting religious communities and the right to gather around a faith.

Visit Forum 18

Human Rights Watch

Global human-rights research and reporting, including issues involving belief, minority rights and freedom of association.

Visit Human Rights Watch

Institute on Religion and Public Policy

Interfaith policy work addressing religious freedom and the relationship between belief, public institutions and human rights.

Visit the institute

International Coalition for Religious Freedom

An educational organization presenting material about religious liberty across faith, gender and ethnic boundaries.

Visit the coalition

Keston Institute

Research and monitoring concerning religion and freedom of belief in communist and post-communist countries.

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UNESCO social-science resources

Research material on social transformation, religious rights and freedoms in international contexts.

Visit UNESCO

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

Public reports and recommendations concerning religious freedom conditions outside the United States.

Visit the commission

American Civil Liberties Union

Civil-liberties advocacy and legal information involving religion, government, expression, equality and related constitutional questions.

Visit the ACLU

Becket Fund for Religious Liberty

Legal advocacy and public education concerning the free exercise of religion and the expression of religious belief.

Visit the organization

Reader guide

Questions about this directory

Does listing an organization mean Religious Tolerance endorses it?

No. Inclusion indicates historical relevance to the topic. Readers should examine each organization’s methods, perspective and current material independently.

What does religious freedom include?

It commonly includes freedom of belief, non-belief, worship, practice, expression, association and peaceful change of religion, subject to lawful limits that protect the rights of others.

Why are several perspectives included?

Religious liberty debates involve religious communities, secular organizations, legal advocates, researchers and monitoring groups. Comparing them can reveal both shared principles and important differences.

Are these links current?

Not necessarily. This page is an archive and external websites may move, close or change their focus. The destination should be checked before relying on it.

Where can I read more on this site?

Start with the religious freedom overview, explore human rights, or compare related topics in the belief comparison section.

How can I report a problem with this page?

Use the contact page or email info@religioustolerance.en-html.org with the page title and the issue you found.