«Freedom of conscience is one of the most precious gifts offered to humankind. Freedom of conscience is not a negotiable liberty. The right to freedom of conscience must be the prerogative of all respectful societies, societies which respect citizen's believers, agnostics or atheists. Opposition and deprivation of freedom of conscience in the midst of a society is comparable to a crime against humanity»

Dr. Bruno Vertallier Former President of the AIDLR

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Mr. Paulo Macedo
Current Secretary General of the AIDLR/IADLR Association

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Mr. Paulo Macedo holds a degree in International Relations and a master’s degree in Strategic Communication. He has an extensive experience, having worked in the Portuguese Section of AIDLR since 2006. His action has mainly focused on freedom of conscience, worship and religion, and also State-Church relationship.

"It is a privilege to serve as Secretary General of this prestigious and generous organisation", Macedo said. "It is also a great responsibility to follow the path of my honourable predecessors, from our founder, Dr. Jean Nussbaum, to religious liberty champion Dr. Liviu Olteanu, that just ended his successful term. Our intention is to keep defending and promoting freedom of conscience, worship and religion, cooperating with all actors to support the respect for peace, human rights and diversity. As Dr. Nussbaum explained, we stand for the principle of religious liberty, not for interests", he added.