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Protecting Freedom of Religion & Belief (FoRB): the right of everyone to freedom of thought, conscience and religion as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

Human Rights Without Frontiers tracks incidents worldwide where people are imprisoned for exercising their right to freedom of religion or belief.

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CHINA: The Church of Almighty God Prisoners

1149 prisoners as of 15 October 2018

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REPORT: Women's Rights & Religion

This report addresses early, forced and child marriages, female genital mutilation, violence against women, ‘honour’ killing, public dress codes, and reproductive rights. Through these various facets of women’s rights, the report explores the ways in which religious texts, practices, cultural influences, and patriarchal systems influence or motivate violations of these rights. read more

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CHINA: 100 church attendees in custody, attacks ongoing

Dec 12, 2018 | Freedom of Religion and Belief

ChinaAid (10.12.2018) - https://bit.ly/2C5rXRc - Around 100 leaders and seminary students from Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, Sichuan have been arrested today. Among the arrested are Pastor Wang Yi and his wife, Jiang Rong, who were seen being taken away...

CHINA: Yingye’er re-education camp managed like prison (video)

Dec 12, 2018 | Freedom of Religion and Belief

New exclusive video details internal management regulations of the Yingye’er “transformation through education” camp in Xinjiang. Experts confirm that the rules are almost identical to those of a prison. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (11.12.2018) -...

CHINA: Facial recognition and state control (video)

Dec 11, 2018 | Human Rights in the World

The Economist (24.10.2018) - https://bit.ly/2Sf8bJ3 - China is the world leader in facial recognition technology. Discover how the country is using it to develop a vast hyper-surveillance system able to monitor and target its ethnic minorities, including the...

CHINA: Xinjiang authorities sentence Uyghur philanthropist to death for unsanctioned Hajj

Dec 10, 2018 | Freedom of Religion and Belief

Abdughapar Abdurusul’s wife is believed to have died in detention and his eldest son is missing. Radio Free Asia (21.11.2018) - https://bit.ly/2PuDuwO - Authorities in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have sentenced a prominent Uyghur...

IRAN: Thirteen Gonabadi Dervishes released from Great Tehran Penitentiary

Dec 6, 2018 | Freedom of Religion and Belief

Human Rights Activist News Agency (17.11.2018) - https://bit.ly/2Ed0m31 - Thirteen Gobanadi Dervishes walked free from Great Tehran Penitentiary Tuesday, November 13th after finishing their prison terms. The group were among a larger cohort arrested and sentenced in...

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