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|contents=The Constitution of Belarus originally adopted in 1994 including Section II outlines the protected freedom of expression. However it also grant the government the ability to limit that freedom in the interest of “national security, public order, protection of morality, public health or the rights and freedoms of others”
|contents=The Belarus Constitution of 1994 contains the first assertion of freedom of religion in the country’s post-Soviet history. Articles 14, 16, and 31 grant religious freedom and protections. Article 5 bans activities of political parties and public associations with the aim of religious hatred.


“President of the Republic of Belarus.” Official Internet Portal of the President of the Republic of Belarus. Last modified 1994. Accessed September 14, 2022. https://president.gov.by/en/gosudarstvo/constitution.
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1994 Constitution of the Republic of Belarus: https://heinonline-org.proxygw.wrlc.org/HOL/Page?collection=cow&handle=hein.cow/zzby0006&id=4&men_tab=srchresults
 
1994 Constitution of the Republic of Belarus as amended in 1996: https://www.venice.coe.int/webforms/documents/?pdf=CDL(2003)065-e
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Latest revision as of 18:47, 14 May 2024

Freedom of Religion

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

Belarus

The Belarus Constitution of 1994 contains the first assertion of freedom of religion in the country’s post-Soviet history. Articles 14, 16, and 31 grant religious freedom and protections. Article 5 bans activities of political parties and public associations with the aim of religious hatred.

References:

1994 Constitution of the Republic of Belarus: https://heinonline-org.proxygw.wrlc.org/HOL/Page?collection=cow&handle=hein.cow/zzby0006&id=4&men_tab=srchresults

1994 Constitution of the Republic of Belarus as amended in 1996: https://www.venice.coe.int/webforms/documents/?pdf=CDL(2003)065-e



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