Freedom of Religion and Belief
WORLD: Missionaries and pastoral care workers killed in 2023 Agenzia Fides (01.01.2024) – According to information gathered by Agenzia Fides, 20 missionaries were killed in the world in 2023: 1 Bishop, 8 priests, 2 non-religious men, 1 seminarian, 1 novice and 7...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
WORLD: Strong and deep nexus between human dignity and religious freedom By Jan Figel, Former EU Commissioner and FoRB Special Envoy HRWF (10.12.2023) – Today, the agenda of human rights is hijacked by various groups representing ideologies, violent...
Human Rights in the World
Children in armed conflicts, the UN and the EU By Willy Fautré European Times (04.12.2023) – In 2022, a total of 2,496 children, some as young as 8-years-old, were verified by the United Nations as detained for their actual or alleged association with armed...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
WORLD: USCIRF releases report on religious garb and International Human Rights Law USCIRF (20.11.2023) – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report: Religious Garb Restrictions and...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
WORLD: USCIRF alarmed by attacks on religious sites during armed conflict USCIRF (03.11.2023) – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) expressed alarm over an increase in the destruction of religious sites. In both peacetime...