Freedom of Religion and Belief
Draft law on banning the activities of the Russian Orthodox Church By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (28.11.2022) – On 24 November, the website of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine published the text of draft law No. 8221...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Call to end bias against traditional faiths Despite a ruling from the Constitutional Court, followers of indigenous faiths still lack full recognition from the state By Katharina Reny Lestari UCA News (22.11.2022) – https://bit.ly/3XBn4qG – Religious...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Official and state-favored religions under the microscope of discrimination USCIRF releases a report on religious freedom implications of official and favored religions USCIRF (17.11.2022) – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Orthodox archpriest Novopashin, a voice of FECRIS in Russia and anti-Ukrainian hate speech HRWF (23.11.2022) – On 23 November, Bitter Winter published an investigation paper entitled “Russian Anti-Cult Leader: ‘The US and Ukraine Use Satanists to Destroy the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Serious concerns raised at UN rights review Member States seek protection of minority rights, free speech, peaceful assembly Human Rights Watch (18.11.2022) – https://bit.ly/3Ost80S – The Indian government should promptly adopt and act on the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Repeated calls for the release of an elderly ill Jehovah’s Witness By Willy Fautré Shamil Khakimov, a critically ill elderly Jehovah’s Witness unlawfully imprisoned for his faith in Tajikistan since February 2019, filed a formal petition for his release to the...