When violations go unseen: How monitoring freedom of religion or belief is helping protect vulnerable communities in Nigeria

Africa
Heroes of Dialogue

In Nigeria, violations of freedom of religion or belief do not always begin with violence. Sometimes they begin quietly, in a classroom, in a village square, or in a neighbourhood where one community learns, slowly and painfully, that its faith places are at peril.

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Digital Bridges Not Divides, May 7, 2026
“Digital Bridges, Not Divides” connects global commitments with lived dialogue, exploring how empathy, ethics, and shared responsibility can guide AI towards peace and social cohesion.

Technology is reshaping how people connect, communicate, and make sense of the world across generations. Within this rapidly evolving landscape, faith-based, interreligious and intercultural dialogue offers an important space to reflect on how shared values can guide the development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in ways that are ethical, inclusive, and human-centred.

This webinar brings together voices from different generations, religions, and cultural backgrounds to engage in that exchange. It creates space for open conversation across lived experiences, where faith perspectives and ethical questions around technology can be explored together.

The discussion will look at how values such as empathy, accountability, and responsibility, reflected across different faith and cultural traditions, can shape the way digital technologies are developed and used. It will consider how responsibility is understood in an age of algorithms, how trust can be built and maintained, and how different generations experience and respond to these changes.

Through this exchange, the webinar aims to encourage honest reflection, shared learning, and practical insight. It seeks to strengthen understanding across perspectives and support more inclusive and responsible ways of engaging with digital technologies.