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RUSSIA – UKRAINE: The end of unity: How the Russian Orthodox Church lost Ukraine
The end of unity: How the Russian Orthodox Church lost Ukraine Regina Elsner, a researcher at the Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS). ZOiS (03.03.2022) -...
FRANCE: Is State Secretary Sonia Backès a “Scientology survivor“? Her brother tells a different story
Is State Secretary Sonia Backès a “Scientology survivor“? Her brother tells a different story She oversees the anti-cult mission MIVILUDES and tells a dramatic tale about her...
UKRAINE: 23 criminal proceedings opened against 33 pro-Russian clerics
23 criminal proceedings opened against 33 pro-Russian clerics By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (28.11.2022) – Vasyl Malyuk, the head...
UKRAINE: Draft law on banning the activities of the Russian Orthodox Church
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,...
UKRAINE: Kyiv likens Russian ‘genocidal’ tactics to Soviet-era ‘Holodomor’ famine
Kyiv likens Russian 'genocidal' tactics to Soviet-era 'Holodomor' famine Euronews/ Reuters, AFP (26.11.2022) - Ukraine accused the Kremlin on Saturday of using the same...
INDONESIA: Call to end bias against followers of indigenous traditional faiths
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...
RUSSIA: Shooting down of MH17 flight: Three life sentences and Russia should be on trial
Shooting down of MH17 flight: Three life sentences and Russia should be on trial Halya Coynash KHPG (18.11.2022) - The District Court of the Hague has convicted three of four men...
РОССИЯ: Сбитый рейс MH17: Три пожизненных приговора и Россия должна предстать перед судом
Сбитый рейс MH17: Три пожизненных приговора и Россия должна предстать перед судом Галя Койнаш ХПГ (18.11.2022) - Окружной суд Гааги признал виновными трех из...
WORLD: Official and state-favored religions under the microscope of discrimination
Official and state-favored religions under the microscope of discrimination USCIRF releases a report on religious freedom implications of official and favored religions USCIRF...
RUSSIA: Orthodox archpriest Novopashin, a voice of FECRIS in Russia and anti-Ukrainian hate speech
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...
IRAN: Iranians asking whether to abolish or keep headscarf
Iranians asking whether to abolish or continue headscarf requirement Middle East Monitor (18.11.2022) - https://bit.ly/3GuI5NU - Iran - Following the death in police custody of...
INDIA: Serious concerns raised at UN human rights review
Serious concerns raised at UN rights review Member States seek protection of minority rights, free speech, peaceful assembly Human Rights Watch (18.11.2022) -...
HRWF Database of Documented Cases of FORB Prisoners Worldwide: Statistics as of 15 August 2022
HRWF Prisoners Database
Human Rights Without Frontiers tracks incidents worldwide where people are imprisoned for exercising their right to freedom of religion or belief.
In Prison for Their Faith 2020
Ahmadis – Baha’is – Buddhists – Catholics – Church of Almighty God – Falun Gong – Jehovah’s Witnesses – Orthodox – Protestants – Said Nursi – Sufis – Sunnis – Tabligh Jamaat
Report on Human Rights and Political Repression in Benin
HRWF at the UN and the European Parliament
HRWF Presentation at UN Human Rights Council about the FIES system in Spain
HRWF Presentation at the European Parliament on Sexual Violence and Rape as Abuses of Power
HRWF on Religious Persecution in China at the European Parliament
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Freedom of Religion or Belief
Women's Rights & Religion
This HRWF report explores the ways in which religious texts and practices as well as cultural influences and patriarchal systems influence the infringement of women's rights. It aspires to highlight the powerful potential that religion and religious leaders have to help guarantee these rights around the world.
