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Sauvée des couloirs de la mort, toujours en danger – Des parlementaires du monde entier soutiennent Asia Bibi

VIENNE (13 novembre 2018) - Plus de 230 parlementaires ont signé une lettre ouverte au Premier ministre pakistanais. Ils exhortent le gouvernement à garantir un départ sûr du pays pour Asia Bibi et ceux qui sont menacés à la suite de son acquittement. Des sources indiquent qu'elle n'a pas encore été autorisée à quitter le pays et que les...

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Saved from death row, still in danger – Parliamentarians worldwide support Asia Bibi

VIENNA (13 November 2018) – More than 230 parliamentarians have signed an open letter to the Pakistani Prime Minister. They urge the government to secure safe passage from the country for Asia Bibi and those under threat because of her acquittal. Sources indicate that she has not yet been allowed to leave the country and that western nations are...

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UN report reveals horrors of ISIS occupation

NEW YORK (6 November 2018) - Today, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) published a report on the findings in former ISIS territory in Iraq. The report revealed 202 mass graves with 12,000 victims buried at these sites. From 2014 to 2017 UNAMI/OHCHR recorded up to 30,000 civilian deaths...

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Roundtable on EU’s responsibility for upholding religious freedom

Brussels (6 November 2018) –On 5 November, Andrzej Grzyb MEP, member of the parliamentary subcommittee on human rights, hosted an event at the European Parliament on religious freedom. The event focused on the recent European Parliament report on the mandate of the EU Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief. A large number of people...

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AVISO: Roundtable on the EU’s responsibility to promote religious freedom worldwide

Brussels (2 November 2018) – What is the current role of the Special Envoy and the EU Freedom of Religion or Belief Guidelines? On 5 November Andrzej Grzyb MEP will be hosting an event at the European Parliament on religious freedom. The event will focus on a parliamentary report on the mandate of the Special Envoy for the Promotion...

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“All other freedoms stem from freedom of religion”

Bratislava (30 October 2018) – On 30 October ADF International co-sponsored an international conference on the EU and its responsibility towards international religious freedom organized by the Work, Education and Family Institute. Amongst others, the EU Special Envoy for the Promotion of the Freedom of Religion or Belief Outside the EU, Ján Figeľ, spoke at the conference titled The...

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Saved from death row – Pakistan’s Supreme Court frees Asia Bibi

ISLAMABAD/NEW YORK (31 October 2018) – On 31 October 2018, Pakistan’s Supreme Court overturned a death sentence against the Christian mother of five, Asia Bibi. She had been convicted for blasphemy. Kelsey Zorzi, Director of Advocacy for Global Religious Freedom for ADF International and President of the United Nations’ NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief in New...

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UN Human Rights Committee undermines right to life of the unborn

GENEVA (30 October 2018) – On 30 October 2018, the UN Human Rights Committee adopted the General Comment No. 36 on Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, a guidance on the fundamental right to life.

"Human Life has inherent value before birth as well as...

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UN Special Rapporteurs: “Religious freedom at the heart of minority rights”

NEW YORK (23 October 2018) – On 22 October the Non-Governmental Organizations Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief at the United Nations hosted an event on the importance of the freedom of religion acting as an overall indicator of human rights protections. United Nations Special Rapporteurs Ahmed Shaheed for freedom of religion or belief, Karima Bennoune for cultural...

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