| 释义 |
freedom of thought, conscience, and religion
A right set out in Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act1998. Freedom of thought is an absolute right, but the right to manifest one’s beliefs or religion is a qualified right. The right to proselytize is protected under the Convention (Kokkinakis v Greece (App no 14307/88) [1993] ECHR 20). In Eweida and Others v the United Kingdom (App no 48420/10) ECHR 15 January 2013 the European Court of Human Rights considered whether UK law adequately protected the applicant’s right to manifest her religion (by wearing a Christian cross on a chain around her neck) and decided that suspension from her employment with British Airways was disproportionate; the fact that an employee has the option of resigning from employment does not necessarily defeat a claim from a victim of religious discrimination at work. |