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The UC Center for Law and Religion is a research center dedicated to the study of the relationships between law and religion, from the perspective of the fundamental right to religious freedom which – according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – consists of “everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.”


Observatory of Religious Freedom of Latin America and the Caribbean

CHILE / Ministry of Health -Decree N°22/2025- Modifies Supreme Decree N°67 of 2018, which approves regulations to exercise conscientious objection in cases of abortion, as provided in the Sanitary Code.
GUATEMALA / United Nations -Opinion- The Human Rights Council indicates that the State of Guatemala must provide reparations to indigenous peoples who have been forcibly displaced from their ancestral territories.
MEXICO / Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation -Judgment- The criminalization of animal abuse does not violate the right to religious freedom, since it is not an absolute freedom and admits restrictions.
PERU / Civil Judge of Yungay -Resolution- In a resolution with an intercultural approach, protection measures are admitted in favor of a woman who reported being a victim of “witchcraft”, given the beliefs of the community to which the parties belong.

Latin American Journal of Law
and Religion

Our mission is to promote research and dialogue on law and religion in Latin America, disseminating high-quality research that strengthens the understanding of religious freedom and State-Church relations, within the framework of mutual respect and democratic coexistence.


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