Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief

The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief is based at the Center for Human Rights at the Law School of the University of Norway. Founded in 1998, the Coalition is an international network of representatives from faith communities, NGOs, international organizations and the academia, with the aim of promoting freedom of religion or belief and strengthening interfaith co-operation worldwide. IGE's Council on Faith and International Affairs (CFIA) partnered with the Oslo Coalition to co-sponsor an international conference on "Law and Religion in Transitional Societies" in Oslo in December 2006. The conference convened Asian and Western experts in law, security, and religion to learn from the comparative approaches of one anothers' countries.