Dr Gallagher Visits Peru
Posted August 21, 2009
As part of the ongoing program to highlight human rights and religious freedom, Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, deputy-secretary general of the International Religious Liberty Association visited Peru. He attended a regional meeting on human rights education sponsored by the UN, and gave one of the featured presentations entitled "Human Rights, Religion, and Peace." He took advantage of the visit to hold briefings in Lima on religious liberty concerns, and spoke twice at the Adventist University. Interviewed by local radio station, he also underlined the vital importance of freedom of conscience and the right to believe as fundamental principles in a democratic society.