Freedom of Religion and Belief
WORLD: What is happening to conscientious objectors in Europe? HRWF (24.05.2024) – On May 15, the International Conscientious Objection Day, the European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO) published its Annual Report “Conscientious Objection to Military...
Human Rights in the World
2024 World Press Freedom Index – Journalism under political pressure Press freedom around the world is being threatened by the very people who should be its guarantors – political authorities. This is clear from the latest annual World Press Freedom Index produced by...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
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 against in Pakistan) are persecuted in various countries. Human Rights Without Frontiers...
Human Rights in the World
The role of NGOs to protect civilians in armed conflicts Paper presented at a side-event at the UN in Geneva on 26 March By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (29.03.2024) – Armed conflicts are very often triggered despite...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
WORLD: Pew Global survey shows rising religious restrictions Providence (19.03.2024) – On March 5, 2024, the Pew Research Center released its fourteenth annual survey on the status of religious freedom worldwide. Due to the amount of work involved in collecting...
