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300th day without an EU Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief!
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The EU does not care about victims of religious repression. The EU continues to remain deaf to repeated calls of members of the European Parliament, to desperate voices of victims…
Human Rights
The UN human rights office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OHCHR) says Israeli military tactics in Gaza City – including strikes on homes and schools – are “inflicting terror” and forcing people…
Europe
The European Commission is moving ahead with proposals that would give Brussels sweeping new control over how Member States tax and regulate tobacco, despite significant opposition at the national level.…
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Building Bridges Beyond Boundaries: OSCE/ODIHR Gathers Diverse Faith Leaders in Warsaw to Address Religious Intolerance Warsaw, September 22, 2025 — No one should feel unsafe because of what they believe.…
Human Rights
During the landmark 1995 event in the Chinese capital, countries came together and adopted the Beijing Declaration – a blueprint document for advancing women’s rights (read our explainer, here).At the high-level celebratory…
Human Rights
The damaged facilities include nine schools and two health centres sheltering more than 11,000 people. At least five displaced people were injured and UNRWA’s field office also sustained damage. The…
News
Watch HERE the video of a very informative one-hour meeting at the European Parliament “Russia is instrumentalizing the clergy of some Orthodox Churches in the EU neighbourhood to destabilize countries…
Human Rights
Each September, heads of state and government gather in New York for high-level week, where leaders present their global priorities. The Secretary-General’s opening address traditionally sets the tone.This year, as…
FORB
Madrid, September 19, 2025 – The headquarters of the Church of Scientology in Madrid hosted the twelfth edition of the Religious Freedom Awards, organized by the Foundation for the Improvement…
Europe
The fabricated prosecution of academic and lawyer Dr Oleg Maltsev reveals more than one man’s ordeal: it exposes a judiciary unwilling to uphold rights against the power of the security…
