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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu for war crimes
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu for war crimes CNN exclusive interview: ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu for...
RUSSIA: 68-year-old Jehovah’s Witness sentenced to 2.5 years of forced labor
RUSSIA: 68-year-old Jehovah's Witness sentenced to 2.5 years of forced labor Sova Center (16.05.2024) - On March 16, 2024, the Orel Regional Court approved the sentence of...
ALGERIA: Appeals court upholds pastor’s conviction for “illegal worshipping”
ALGERIA: Appeals court upholds pastor’s conviction for “illegal worshipping” Christian convert and Pastor Youssef Ourahamane’s conviction and prison sentence upheld for the...
PAKISTAN: Christians call for a National Day Against Forced Conversion of Girls
PAKISTAN: Christians call for a National Day Against Abduction and Forced Conversion of Girls Protestants and Catholics will unite on May 26 to ask for an end to the kidnapping,...
NIGERIA: UN experts demand release of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu from prison
NIGERIA: UN experts demand release of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu imprisoned for WhatsApp messages Sharif-Aminu was sentenced to death by hanging for sharing allegedly “blasphemous” song...
ECHR/ BELGIUM: Ban on Islamic headscarf in Flemish schools admissible
Ban on Islamic headscarf in Flemish schools admissible Ban on visible symbols of belief in the official education system of the Flemish Community not incompatible with Article 9...
RUSSIA: Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly Digest May 01-15
Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly Digest May 01-15 15.05.2024 - The investigation into the case of a 27-year-old Jehovah's Witness from Chelyabinsk has been...
РОССИЯ: Как отказаться от военной службы по соображениям совести?
РОССИЯ: Как отказаться от военной службы по соображениям совести? Более 1000 лиц, отказывающихся от военной службы по соображениям совести, проходят гражданскую службу HRWF...
CHINA: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest May 01-15
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest May 01-15 General 07.05.2024 - USCIRF: China’s religious liberty and “malignant influence” getting worse Bitter...
FRANCE: 366 anti-Semitic incidents in 3 months in 2024, increase of 300%
366 anti-Semitic incidents in 3 months in 2024, increase of 300% European Jewish Press (07.05.2024) - French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced on Monday that 366...
GEORGIA: Parliament passes ‘foreign agent’ law despite strong opposition
Parliament passes ‘foreign agent’ law despite widespread opposition CPJ (14.05.2024) — The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply troubled that as thousands of protesters...
RUSSIA: Three Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced to three years in prison
Three Jehovah's Witnesses sentenced to three years in prison JW Russia – (13.05.2024) - On May 13, 2024, the judge of the Pervomaisky District Court of Izhevsk, Marina...
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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.