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RUSSIA: Six years in prison for a Jehovah’s Witness from Kazan
RUSSIA: Six years in prison for a Jehovah's Witness from Kazan JW-Russia (08.12.2023) - On 7 December 2023, the criminal case against Jehovah's Witness Aleksey Gerasimov was...
UKRAINE: Bombed Odesa Cathedral: Financial assistance from Italy expected in December
UKRAINE: Bombed Odesa Cathedral: Financial assistance from Italy expected in December See photos and videos HERE Previous articles of HRWF: 01.09.2023, 02.09.2023 and 15.09.2023...
UKRAINE: HUMAN RIGHTS DAY: Do not forget the thousands of Ukrainian children kidnapped and deported by Russia
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY Do not forget the thousands of Ukrainian children kidnapped and deported by Russia Ukrainian families are desperately waiting for reunification. Human Rights...
NICARAGUA: US Congress hearing for unjustly imprisoned Catholic Bishop
Bishop Rolando Álvarez (Photo: ADF International) NICARAGUA: US Congress held a hearing for unjustly imprisoned Nicaraguan Catholic Bishop Foreign Affairs subcommittee heard...
NIGERIA: Trial against Christian mother for alleged blasphemy will continue
NIGERIA: Trial against Christian mother for alleged blasphemy will continue Nigerian court has refused to dismiss the prosecutors’ case in trial against Rhoda Jatau, whose...
BELARUS: USCIRF Report: Religious freedom continues to deteriorate
BELARUS: USCIRF Report: Religious freedom continues to deteriorate USCIRF (04.12.2023) –The religious freedom situation in Belarus continues to deteriorate as Belarusian...
WORLD: Children in armed conflicts, the UN and the European Union
Children in armed conflicts, the UN and the EU By Willy Fautré European Times (04.12.2023) - In 2022, a total of 2,496 children, some as young as 8-years-old, were verified by...
CHINA: Religious issues & persecution – Bimonthly Digest Nov. 16-30
Religious persecution and issues - Bimonthly digest November 16-30 Buddhists 30.11.2023 - China requires job applicants in Tibet to denounce Dalai Lama RFA -...
RUSSIA: Religious issues & persecution – Bimonthly Digest Nov. 16-30
RUSSIA: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest November 16-30 30.11.2023 - The Cassation Court left Andrey Danielyan from Rubtsovsk in prison JW - On November 30,...
CHINA: China forcibly repatriates North Korean refugees
Kim Eunsun speaking in London on October 25. Screenshot. CHINA: China forcibly repatriates North Korean refugees—especially Christians Those who had any contact with religion in...
BELGIUM: EU states can ban religious symbols in public workplaces
BELGIUM: EU states can ban religious symbols in public workplaces By Lipika Pelham BBC (29.11.2023) - The top European Union court has ruled that member states can...
IRAN: Religious issues & persecution – Monthly Digest Nov. 01-30
Religious persecution and issues – Monthly Digest November 01-30 Christians UN resolution notes ‘increasing’ religious-freedom restrictions in Iran Article 18 (22.11.2023)...
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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.