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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).

УКРАИНА: Религиозная свобода в Крыму и Донбассе: Перспективы

РОССИЯ - УКРАИНА ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ СВОБОДЫ ВЕРОИСПОВЕДАНИЯ В РЕГИОНАХ УКРАИНЫ, НАХОДЯЩИХСЯ ПОД РОССИЙСКОЙ ОККУПАЦИEЙ Др. Аарон Роудс для организации Права Человека Без Границ....

PAKISTAN: Pakistani court sentences woman to death for WhatsApp ‘blasphemy’

Pakistani court sentences woman to death for WhatsApp ‘blasphemy’ Muslim woman convicted for sharing images deemed to be insulting to Islam’s Prophet Muhammad and one of his...

RUSSIA: Two Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced to four and seven years in prison

Two Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced to four and seven years in prison Over 80 Jehovah’s Witnesses are in prison in Russia, including four of them sentenced in the first three weeks...

CHINA: The European Parliament stands with the people of Hong Kong

CHINA: The European Parliament stands with the people of Hong Kong By Dr Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy for Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (22.01.2022) - On...

TAIWAN: Fabricated tax evasion cases are violations of religious freedom

Deliberate arbitrary taxation and fabricated tax evasion cases are violations of religious freedom Contribution to the webinar co-organized by CESNUR, HRWF and Action Alliance to...

WORLD: Attacks on the press: The deadliest countries in 2021

Attacks on the press: The deadliest countries in 2021 By Jennifer Dunham/CPJ Deputy Editorial Director Committee to Protect Journalists (19.01.2022) -...

RUSSIA: Two Jehovah’s Witnesses already sent to prison in 2022

Aleksei Yershov is already the second Jehovah’s Witness to be sent behind bars in 2022 A court in Seversk sentenced this 68-year old Jehovah’s Witness to three years in a penal...

CHINA: Human Rights, China and the Winter Olympics – Boycott or not boycott?

Human Rights, China and the Winter Olympics – Can democratic unity prevail? By Dr Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy for Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (20.01.2022) - On February...

IRAN: Convert begins four-year prison sentence for ‘spreading Christianity’

Convert begins four-year prison sentence for ‘spreading Christianity’ Article 18 (11.01.2022) - https://bit.ly/32fNEy0 - Christian convert Hadi (Moslem) Rahimi has begun serving...

IRAN: Iranian churches get behind #Place2Worship campaign

Iranian churches get behind #Place2Worship campaign Article 18 (14.01.2022) - https://bit.ly/3qFaloA - Iranian-speaking churches in the diaspora have added their voice to the...

AFGHANISTAN: UN experts decry Taliban measures against women & girls

UN experts decry Taliban measures to "steadily erase" Afghan women & girls from public life UN (17.01.2022) - https://bit.ly/3KnpRxh - Taliban leaders in Afghanistan are...

CHINA: An open letter to United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres

An open letter to United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres We are a coalition of over 250 global civil society groups representing Tibetans, Uyghurs, Hongkongers,...

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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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In Prison for Their Faith 2020

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REPORT: Freedom of Religion or Belief

This HRWF report exposes the practice of kidnapping, confinement and forced de-conversion that is currently ongoing in South Korea. It discusses the history, cultural context and drivers of this gross human rights violation, highlights 10 individual cases and provides recommendations.

REPORT: 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.