Religious rights can be seen as concentric circles with the right to have a faith or conviction at the innermost center of the right. No limitation can be placed upon the freedom to hold and change belief, but in certain restricted circumstances limitations may be placed upon the manifestation of religious belief. Limitations must be proportionate and should restrict religious liberty in the narrowest manner possible consistent with the specific need on which they are predicated. CSI evaluates the legitimacy of restrictions in the specific circumstances of each case. Under the leadership of democratic nations, the UN drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Democracy eliminates tyrannies and contributes to the establishment of new democracies.
Religious liberty is a fundamental prerequisite of democracy and peace. Religious liberty brings peace and justice. Religious liberty is the focus and purpose of all CSI's work to assist persecuted Christians and others suffering repression, victimised children and victims of disaster.