Human rights relating to spiritual assistance as embodied in the Geneva Conventions of 1949

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Within the general right of spiritual assistance there is a distinction between the right to receive assistance and the right to give it. These rights are based on the right of religious freedom.If they are to be exercised, these rights necessitate means—hence the right to aid—and agents—hence the rights of relief societies.

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