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Georgia: Freedom of Religion or Belief – Report to the UPR 51st Session

On 15 July 2025, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) and the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) submitted a joint report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Georgia scheduled for January 2026 during the UPR 51st session. Our joint submission reported on the right to freedom of religion or belief […]

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Austria: Human Trafficking, Freedom of Religion, Right to Life for People with Disabilities – Report to the UPR 51st Session

On 14 July 2025, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA), the Evangelical Alliance of Austria (EAÖ), and Herzwerk – Initiative for people in prostitution, submitted a joint report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Austria scheduled for January 2026 during the UPR 51st session.

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WEA calls on Bolivia to guarantee the right to conscientious objection to military service

The World Evangelical Alliance called on the Plurinational State of Bolivia to include in the national legal system a regulation guaranteeing the right to conscientious objection to military service. The WEA further recommended Bolivia to review and modify legislation regulating the registration of religious entities, in order to make both the process and the registration

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WEA calls on Italy to establish a Religious Freedom Act that better protects religious minorities

The World Evangelical Alliance, along with its national member, the Italian Evangelical Alliance (Alleanza Evangelica Italiana), called on the Italian government to establish a Religious Freedom Act that does not discriminate against religious minorities and to grant State agreements with the religious communities who have made a request and are waiting for approval, at the

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WEA urges Burundi to revise law imposing stringent requirements on religious groups

The World Evangelical Alliance urged the Government of Burundi to review and revise the 2014 law established by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and amended in 2022, which imposes stringent requirements on religious groups. The statement further called on Burundi to conduct a genuine, thorough and inclusive consultation with religious leaders, and to suspend implementation

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WEA and Salvation Army urge States to increase identification of human trafficking practices

The World Evangelical Alliance, its initiative, the World Freedom Network (WFN), and the Salvation Army urged States to ratify and implement the International Labour Organization Convention on decent work for domestic workers. The statement stressed that Governments must be held accountable to increase identification of human trafficking and slave-like practices masquerading as work. The joint

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Honduras: Freedom of Religion and Indigenous Peoples – Report to the UPR 50th Session

On 7 April 2025, the Observatory of Religious Freedom in Latin America (OLIRE), the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF), and the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) submitted a joint report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Honduras scheduled for November 2025 during the UPR 50th session. Our joint

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Libya: Freedom of Religion or Belief – Report to the UPR 50th Session

Middle East Concern, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), ADF International, Jubilee Campaign, Open Doors, Stefanus Alliance International, the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), and the Danish European Mission submitted a joint report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Libya, scheduled for November 2025 during the UPR 50th session. Our

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United States of America: Refugees and Right to Life – Report to the UPR 50th Session

On 7 April 2025, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) submitted a report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United States of America, scheduled for November 2025 during the UPR 50th session. Our submission reported on human rights violations in the U.S. relating to refugee deportation and the

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Bulgaria: Freedom of Religion, Rights of Minorities, Rule of Law, and Political and Public Participation Rights – Report to the UPR 50th Session

On 7 April 2025, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA), and the United Evangelical Churches (UEC) in Bulgaria submitted a joint report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Bulgaria scheduled for November 2025 during the UPR 50th session. Our joint submission addressed the right

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