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|contents=In Barbados freedom of expression is guaranteed by section 20 of the constitution. The constitution was put in place in 1966 and continues to be amended, however freedom of expression was included in the original constitution.
|contents=Barbados’s Constitution of 1966 was the first document to protect freedom of religion in the country’s independent history. The preamble states the country was "founded upon principles that acknowledge the supremacy of God" among other principles. Article 19 grants religious freedoms and protections: "Except with his own consent, no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his freedom of conscience and for the purpose of this section the said freedom includes freedom of thought and of religion, freedom to change his religion or belief and freedom, either alone or in community with others, and both in public and in private, to manifest and propagate his religion or belief in worship, teaching, practice and observance." 


“The Constitution of Barbados - Oas.” Last modified 1966. Accessed September 14, 2022. https://www.oas.org/dil/the_constitution_of_barbados.pdf.
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https://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Barbados/barbados66.html
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Latest revision as of 16:33, 14 March 2024

Freedom of Religion

What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?

Barbados

Barbados’s Constitution of 1966 was the first document to protect freedom of religion in the country’s independent history. The preamble states the country was "founded upon principles that acknowledge the supremacy of God" among other principles. Article 19 grants religious freedoms and protections: "Except with his own consent, no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his freedom of conscience and for the purpose of this section the said freedom includes freedom of thought and of religion, freedom to change his religion or belief and freedom, either alone or in community with others, and both in public and in private, to manifest and propagate his religion or belief in worship, teaching, practice and observance."

References:

https://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Barbados/barbados66.html



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