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Use of religious beliefs to justify rights violations must be outlawed says UN expert

Use of religious beliefs to justify rights violations must be outlawed says UN expert

Mar 03, 2020, at 09:22 am

New York/IBNS: Laws underpinned by religious conviction that discriminate against women and the  LGBT+ community should be repealed, and gender-based violence carried out in the name of religion by non-State groups must be addressed, an independent UN expert said on Monday in a report presented to the Human Rights Council.