Freedom of Religion and Belief
UKRAINE: UN experts warn of persecution against Ukrainian Orthodox Church United Nations (01.10.2025) – UN experts* today expressed serious concern at reports of ongoing persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) in Ukraine. “We are concerned that the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
BELGIUM: Jehovah’s Witnesses’ prisoners cannot be visited any more by their chaplains The issue was raised at the UN Human Rights Council 60th Session in Geneva by CAP/ Liberté de conscience with Human Rights Without Frontiers. VIDEO HERE. HRWF (23.09.2025) –...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
WORLD: New leadership elected to advance freedom of religion or belief at the UN in Geneva NGO Committee on FORB (25.05.2025) – In a significant step for the international protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), the NGO Committee on FoRB for UN...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
UNITED NATIONS: Current critiques of the WHO policy on female genital mutilation By Brian D Earp & Sara Johnsdotter Source: National Library of Medicine/ USA HRWF (20.06.2025) – Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Genital Cutting (FGC). How should this...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
PAKISTAN: The systemic abuse of minority girls undermined by law and a retrograde educational curriculum HRWF (28.03.2025) – On 26 March 2025, three NGOs – CAP/ Liberté de conscience, Human Rights Without Frontiers and Global Human Rights Defence –...
