{"id":833,"date":"2019-05-02T07:09:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T07:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckb.adlania.net\/childrens-rights-and-religious-beliefs\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T22:19:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T22:19:36","slug":"childrens-rights-and-religious-beliefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheikh-bentounes.com\/en\/childrens-rights-and-religious-beliefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Children\u2019s Rights and Religious Beliefs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The 10th International Conference on Children\u2019s Rights and Religious Beliefs: Autonomy, Education, Tradition, was held in Geneva on 2 and 3 May 2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The religious landscape is changing. Article 14 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) calls on States Parties to respect \u201cthe right of the child to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.\u201d This provision forms part of a broader set of rights that must be implemented holistically for the benefit of all children.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can children\u2019s autonomy, a religious education that is caring and respectful of their individuality and evolving capacity to make choices, and the requirements of a secular state be easily reconciled? What benefits might children\u2019s rights gain from defining the responsibilities of religious actors?<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The issue of children\u2019s freedom of religion receives little attention in academic and professional circles. This international conference aimed to stimulate reflection on a complex subject in the context of a changing religious landscape, highlighting children\u2019s right to exercise their rights autonomously, in accordance with their age and degree of maturity.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among more than 20 speakers, Sheikh Khaled Bentounes took part in the roundtable discussion entitled \u201cChildren\u2019s Rights, Family and Religion.\u201d On this occasion, he spoke about passing on a Culture of Peace to children from an early age.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Photo captions: Professor Philip D. Jaff\u00e9, Director of the CIDE, and Sheikh Khaled Bentounes. <\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/ckb.adlania.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Prof.-Philip-D.-Jaffe-1024x768.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cheikh-bentounes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Prof.-Philip-D.-Jaffe-1024x768.avif 1024w, https:\/\/cheikh-bentounes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Prof.-Philip-D.-Jaffe-767x575.avif 767w, https:\/\/cheikh-bentounes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Prof.-Philip-D.-Jaffe-300x225.avif 300w, https:\/\/cheikh-bentounes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Prof.-Philip-D.-Jaffe.avif 1459w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>(From left to right) Dr Michael Wiener, OHCHR; Sheikh Khaled Bentounes; and Mr Ibrahim Salama, Director of the Human Rights Treaties Division at OHCHR.<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/ckb.adlania.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dr-Michael-Wiener-1024x768.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cheikh-bentounes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dr-Michael-Wiener-1024x768.avif 1024w, https:\/\/cheikh-bentounes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dr-Michael-Wiener-300x225.avif 300w, https:\/\/cheikh-bentounes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dr-Michael-Wiener-767x575.avif 767w, https:\/\/cheikh-bentounes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dr-Michael-Wiener.avif 1459w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/details>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ckb.adlania.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Programme.pdf\">Program.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"L&amp;apos;\u00e9ducation \u00e0 la culture de paix\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/za5CHIeCt7w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 10th International Conference on Children\u2019s Rights and Religious Beliefs: Autonomy, Education, Tradition, was held in Geneva on 2 and 3 May 2019. The religious landscape is changing. Article 14 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) calls on States Parties to respect \u201cthe right of the child to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.\u201d This provision forms part of a broader set of rights that must be implemented holistically for the benefit of all children. Can children\u2019s autonomy, a religious education that is caring and respectful of their individuality and evolving capacity to make choices, and the requirements of a secular state be easily reconciled? What benefits might children\u2019s rights gain from defining the responsibilities of religious actors? The issue of children\u2019s freedom of religion receives little attention in academic and professional circles. This international conference aimed to stimulate reflection on a complex subject in the context of a changing religious landscape, highlighting children\u2019s right to exercise their rights autonomously, in accordance with their age and degree of maturity. Among more than 20 speakers, Sheikh Khaled Bentounes took part in the roundtable discussion entitled \u201cChildren\u2019s Rights, Family and Religion.\u201d On this occasion, he spoke about passing on a Culture of Peace to children from an early age. 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