HUMAN RIGHTS WITHOUT FRONTIERS

Promoting the universal and equal application of human rights for all people, regardless of one’s nationality, sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion, language, or any other status.

ADVOCACY

Defending the rights of those who might otherwise be forgotten, helping to make their voices heard in the corridors of power..

FREEDOM OF RELIGION & BELIEF

Special Focus

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).

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HRWF Forb Statistics

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

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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.
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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.

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HRWF puts a database of news from a variety of outside sources at the disposal of human rights researchers.