Freedom of Religion and Belief
Volker Türk (born 1965) is an Austrian lawyer and United Nations official. He has been the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights since 17 October 2022. WORLD: UN States must redouble efforts against intolerance based on religion or belief Türk calls on...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
WORLD: UN alerts on surge in acts of religious hatred Statement by Nazila Ghanea, Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief (53rd Session of the Human Rights Council) European Times (11.07.2023) – “Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates, Representatives of...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
BELGIUM: Some reflections about the Recommendation of the Federal Cult Observatory on “cult victims” (II) Version en français I Version en français II By Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (12.07.2023) – On June 26, the Federal...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Photo: FSB raid on the Saint Petersburg center of Süleymancılar. Source: FSB. RUSSIA: Süleymancılar: Russia cracks down on Turkish Sufi organization Accused by anti-cultists of being a “pseudo-Islamic cult,” the group has two million members in Turkey and a...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
BELGIUM: Some reflections about the recommendations of the Federal Cult Observatory on “cult victims” (I) By Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (10.07.2023) – On June 26, the Federal Observatory on Cults (CIAOSN/ IACSSO), officially known...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
EU: From the EU Guidelines on FoRB to “Religious freedom is not a second-class right” Paper presented at the conference held on 29 June at the European Parliament to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the EU Guidelines on Freedom of Religion or Belief. The FORB...