Nepal (37th Session)

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Nepal (37th Session)

ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of all people before national and international institutions. As well as having ECOSOC consultative status with the United Nations (registered name “Alliance Defending Freedom”), ADF International has accreditation with the Organization of American States, the European Commission and Parliament, and is a participant in the FRA Fundamental Rights Platform.

This submission reviews the current state of freedom of religion or belief in Nepal,
where religious minorities are restricted from, inter alia, freely manifesting their faith and possessing religious texts and materials. Accordingly, it makes recommendations
regarding the need to align relevant laws with international human rights standards.

Secondly, this report highlights the negative impact of Nepal’s culture of “son preference” and the resulting sex ratio imbalance and makes recommendations on further protecting women’s equal enjoyment of their right to life and freedom from exploitation.

Rwanda (37th Session)

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Rwanda (37th Session)

ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of all people before national and international institutions. As well as having ECOSOC consultative status with the United Nations (registered name “Alliance Defending Freedom”), ADF International has accreditation with the European Commission and Parliament, and the Organization of American States, and is a participant in the FRA Fundamental Rights Platform.

This report explains why Rwanda must safeguard the human rights to freedom of religion, freedom of association, and freedom of expression, as well as prevent and end all forms of discrimination on the basis of religion.

Georgia (37th Session)

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Georgia (37th Session)

ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of all people before national and international institutions. As well as having ECOSOC consultative status with the United Nations (registered name “Alliance Defending Freedom”), ADF International has accreditation with the Organization of American States, the European Commission and Parliament, and is a participant in the FRA Fundamental Rights Platform. This report highlights evidence of institutional discrimination and societal violence against religious minorities in Georgia, and suggests recommendations relating, to inter alia, to the protection of places of worship and the safeguarding of freedom of movement for people of all religious groups and none.

Austria (37th Session)

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Austria (37th Session)

ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of all people before national and international institutions. As well as having ECOSOC consultative status with the United Nations (registered name “Alliance Defending Freedom”), ADF International has accreditation with the European Commission and Parliament, and the Organization of American States, and is a participant in the FRA Fundamental Rights Platform.

This report explains why Austria must afford protection to asylum seekers who converted to Christianity from persecution in their countries of origin.

Lebanon (37th Session)

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Lebanon (37th Session)

ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects
fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of all people before national
and international institutions. As well as having ECOSOC consultative status with the
United Nations (registered name “Alliance Defending Freedom”), ADF International
has accreditation with the Organization of American States and the European
Commission and Parliament, and is a participant in the FRA Fundamental Rights
Platform.

This report examines the threat posed to freedom of religion and belief in Lebanon by
outbreaks of societal violence and the action of militant groups; as well as highlighting
the plight of religious minorities fleeing into the country to escape religious
persecution.