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ISRAEL: Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war. Statistics
Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war CPJ (15.04.2024) - The Israel-Gaza war has taken a severe toll on journalists since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack against...
ESTONIA: The Russian Orthodox Church to be declared a terrorist organization?
ESTONIA: The Russian Orthodox Church to be declared a terrorist organization? The head of the Estonian Ministry of Internal Affairs proposed to recognize the Russian Orthodox...
IRAQ: Cardinal Sako back to Baghdad after a nine-month self-imposed exile
IRAQ: Cardinal Sako back to Baghdad after a nine-month self-imposed exile He was warmly welcomed by a church packed with members of the country’s Christian minority on his first...
FRANCE: Malgré le rejet du Sénat, la France adopte une nouvelle loi anti-sectes
FRANCE: Malgré le rejet du Sénat, la France adopte une nouvelle loi anti-sectes La loi crée un nouveau délit de « sujétion psychologique », restreint la possibilité de critiquer...
FRANCE passes new anti-cult law against Senate’s opposition
FRANCE passes new anti-cult law against Senate’s opposition The law creates a new crime of “psychological subjection,” restricts the possibility of criticizing mainline medical...
RUSSIA-UKRAINE: 630 places of worship destroyed or damaged by the war
RUSSIA-UKRAINE: 630 places of worship destroyed or damaged by the war Russia continues to torture priests and destroy Ukrainian churches – IRF released new report in English and...
NORWAY arms police officers due to threats against the Muslim community
Norway arms police due to threats against Muslims Anadolou Agency World (09.04.2024) - Police in Norway have decided to arm on-duty officers following threats made against...
VIETNAM’s new religious decree further burdens local churches
VIETNAM’s new religious decree further burdens local churches Pastors and religious liberty advocates worry the government’s effort to manage religion will bring tighter control....
WORLD: The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. A drama and its characters
WORLD: The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. A drama and its characters A group of believers in a new religion (not to be confused with the Ahmadiyya community discriminated...
UKRAINE: Complicity of Belarus’ Red Cross in the deportation of Ukr. children
UKRAINE-BELARUS: Complicity of Belarus’ Red Cross in the deportation of Ukrainian children The complicity of Belarus’ Red Cross and its head denounced in an oral statement at the...
PAKISTAN: Modern slavery: a survey on the endemic plague of bonded labor
Modern slavery: a survey on the endemic plague of bonded labor Bonded labor is an endemic plague that constraints 3,5‒4 million people to work in inhuman conditions. The...
AZERBAIJAN: Fleeing persecution, the plight of Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light members
AZERBAIJAN: Fleeing persecution, the plight of Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light members The European Times (29.03.2024) Namiq and Mammadagha’s Story Exposes Systematic...
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HRWF at the UN and the European Parliament
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HRWF REPORTS
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.