Damian
This societal principle, defined as the coexistence of diverse groups, is argued to be essential for democracy because it helps uphold human rights and checks state power.
What is pluralism?
What word is not defined by the OHRC (regarding religious rights)?
Creed
This article of the European Convention on Human Rights guarantees freedom of thought, conscience, and religion but allows restrictions to protect public safety, order, health, morals, or others' rights.
What is Article 9?
What is the name of the document that prevents religious symbols from being worn in public positions in Quebec?
What is Bill 21?
What are the 3 "freedoms" articulated in Article 18 of the UNHR
Freedom of...
Thought, Conscience, and Religion
What does the OHRC stand for?
Ontario Human Rights Commission
This term describes the separation of religion from the state and is strictly enforced in France under the concept of “laïcité."
What is secularism?
What group is the most affected by the legal frameworks in Quebec and France that prevents the wearing of religious symbols?
What is Muslim Women?
The document adopte by the African Union in 1981.
What is the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Why might an organization refuse to accommodate a person's creed-based request?
Undue hardship or interference with a competing right
This country allows the wearing of religious symbols in public spaces, contrasting with France’s stricter policies.
What is the United Kingdom?
What is the othering, fear and hatred of strangers who are foreigners or other than the majority?
What is xenophobia?
Which law was the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam viewed through.
Sharia Law
Leading up until the 1960s, what religiously influenced name was Canada informally called?
A Christian Nation
This principle allows countries to make decisions about human rights based on their unique history and culture.
What is the margin of appreciation?
What are some examples of public roles that religious symbols can not be worn in France and Quebec?
Teachers, judges, police officers, government workers