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Religious violence is violence that is motivated by, or in reaction to, religious precepts, texts, or the doctrines of a target or an attacker. It includes violence against religious institutions, people, objects, or events.
Feb 25, 2019 · Religious violence is undergoing a revival. The past decade has witnessed a sharp increase in violent sectarian or religious tensions. These range from Islamic extremists waging global jihad and power struggles between Sunni and Shia Muslims in the Middle East to the persecution of Rohingya in Myanmar and outbreaks of violence between ...
The myth of religious violence promotes a dichotomy between us in the secular West who are rational and peacemaking, and them, the hordes of violent religious fanatics in the Muslim world. Their violence is religious, and therefore irrational and divisive.
Mar 8, 2024 · The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday outlined a comprehensive set of measures to counter religious hatred, emphasizing the urgent need for concerted action to address the rising...
Aug 21, 2023 · Violence in the name of religion or belief doesn’t stop there and can include gender-based violence, denial of sexual and reproductive rights, seeking to justify violence and discrimination...
Aug 19, 2022 · GENEVA (19 August 2022) – The cynical abuse of religion or belief as a tool of discrimination, hostility and violence should be condemned by all actors at every level of society, UN experts and senior UN officials* said today.
Sep 15, 2010 · Religious ideology, practices and institutions have been responsible for initiating or precipitating violence, religious distinctions and concepts have facilitated and amplified violence, religious doctrines or rulings have been used to legitimate or justify violence.
