Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bolivia challenges the forcible closure of their teachers college, shut down by the 2010 General Education Act.
Continue reading“Thoroughly illegitimate”: forced conversion and marriage of women and girls called out at UN event
Coinciding with the expert meeting of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance, the high-level event, hosted by Poland, Hungary, and ADF International, brought together the UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Religion or Belief and other actors to discuss challenges and solutions to the problem of forced conversions.
Continue readingNigerian Human Rights Defender Appeals to International Community to Speak Out to Save Yahaya
Delegates from all over the globe were present at the 2023 International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, DC over the last two days.
Continue readingNigeria’s death-for-blasphemy laws slammed at European Parliament as musician brings case to Supreme Court
MEP Carlo Fidanza brings attention to Nigerian musician’s appeal to the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Continue readingEurope’s Top Human Rights Court Condemns Bulgaria for Discriminating Against Christians
Bulgarian government labeled Protestant Christians as “sect”, said that attending their church services could result in “mental disorders”, and warned children against them in school lessons
Continue readingEU finally appoints religious freedom envoy after almost 3 year wait
Former Belgian Ambassador Frans van Daele takes on mandate as the EU’s Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU
Continue readingMusician Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy Appeals to Nigerian Supreme Court—ADF International Supporting Potential Landmark Case
A notice of appeal has been filed with the Supreme Court of Nigeria for the case of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a Nigerian Sufi musician, who was sentenced to death for charges of blasphemy.
Continue readingOver 32,800 Petitioners Call on U.S. Government to Add Nigeria Back on Religious Freedom Watchlist
The removal of Nigeria from the U.S. State Department’s “Country of Political Concern” (CPC) list has led to the worsening of religious freedom abuses in the country. Petition calls on U.S. government to reinstate Nigeria—one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be a Christian—to upcoming State Department designation.
Continue readingA Crisis of Religious Freedom in Latin America
At a high level event on “Freedom of Religion in Türkiye” held in the European Parliament today, victims of faith-based discrimination highlighted atrocities committed by the Turkish government and parts of society against Christian minorities in the country.
Continue reading“The demise of democracy”: Victims of Turkish religious oppression speak out
At a high level event on “Freedom of Religion in Türkiye” held in the European Parliament today, victims of faith-based discrimination highlighted atrocities committed by the Turkish government and parts of society against Christian minorities in the country.
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