The IPPFoRB Singapore Academy: “Building Peaceful Coexistence” culminated with the Singapore declaration and four FoRB-oriented Action Plans. The Declaration is a commitment to advance in areas of Freedom of Religion or Belief that are under pressure in the region, with a strong focus on the protection of human rights, countering hate speech and incitement to hatred, fostering peaceful coexistence and advancing regional cooperation.

Mr. Dinesh Vasu Dash (Keynote Speaker), Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth and Manpower, Singapore and Fernanda San Martin, Director of IPPFoRB

Participants

12 MPs from Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

Speakers

Mr. Dinesh Vasu Dash (Keynote Speaker), Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth and Manpower, Singapore.

Nazila Ghanea, UN Special Rapporteur on FoRB.

Fernanda San Martin, Director of IPPFoRB

Dr. Thiago Alves Pinto, Director of Studies in Religion and Theology and Lecturer in Legal and Diplomatic Studies at the University of Oxford.

Dr. Zainal Abidin Bagir, Director of the Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies at Universities Gadjah Mada.

Dr. Mathew Mathews, Head of IPS Social Lab and Principal Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, National University of Singapore.

Birgitte Moe Olsen, Senior Human Rights Advisor at Stefanus Alliance International.

Lola Navarro, Senior Communications Advisor at IPPFoRB.

Facilitators

James Low, Director of the Harmony in Diversity Gallery of Singapore.

Mohamed Irshad, Founder and President of Roses of Peace

Outcome

The IPPFoRB Singapore Academy: “Building Peaceful Coexistence” culminated with the Singapore declaration and four FoRB-oriented Action Plans. The Declaration is a commitment to advance in areas of Freedom of Religion or Belief that are under pressure in the region, with a strong focus on the protection of human rights, countering hate speech and incitement to hatred, fostering peaceful coexistence and advancing regional cooperation.