Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Taliban unmoved by UN call to lift bans on Afghan women & girls By Ayaz Gul VOA (22.06.2023) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rejected a fresh call Thursday from the United Nations to remove what it says are “punishing restrictions” on the impoverished...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest July 01-15 General 01.07.2023 – Religious leaders urged to enhance China’s ‘soft power’ UCA news – Religions should be guided by core socialist values and Chinese culture, said top...
Human Rights in the World
The Bangladesh Genocide, an issue for the EU Member States On 3 July, MEP Fulvio Martusciello (Christian Democrat) hosted a conference about the 1971 Bangladesh Genocide with a number of experts. I was invited as a guest speaker and presented an introductory paper...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
EU: 10th Anniversary EU Freedom of religion or belief Guidelines: a Dutch CSO viewpoint Event organized under auspices of MEPs Peter van Dalen and Carlo Fidanza at the European Parliament on 29 June. By Hans Noot, Round Table on Freedom of Religion or Belief HRWF...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
EU: The EU Guidelines on FORB discussed at the plenary session of the European Parliament MEPs tell EU Commissioner Věra Jourová that actions to protect religious freedom are far from enough MEPs Hölvényi and Bert-Jan Ruissen tell EU Commissioner Jourova that actions...