The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, October 23 at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT), in the Simon Bolivar room at OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C., to receive the study of Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on the Right to Freedom of Conscience and Religion or Belief in the Americas.
The meeting will feature the following speakers:
· The Commissioner and President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Roberta Clarke
And representatives from civil society and academia:
· Nicolás Panotto;
· Knox Thames; and
· Ofunshi Oba Koso.
Please consult the agenda of the meeting here. Note that changes to the agenda may yet be made before the meeting.
The meeting will be broadcast live - with interpretation in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese- on the OAS Website and the OAS Facebook page
