Afghanistan

WEA urges Afghanistan to restore the fundamental human rights of women

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The World Evangelical Alliance, including its Women’s Commission, urged the UN Human Rights Council to condemn the restrictions imposed to women under the “Law on propagation of virtue and prevention of vice”, and strongly urged the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to restore the fundamental human rights of women in Afghanistan. The video statement was submitted […]

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WEA encourages the High Commissioner for Human Rights to keep monitoring closely religious minorities in situations of conflict

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The World Evangelical Alliance encouraged the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and relevant special procedures to keep monitoring closely the situation of religious minorities in situations of conflict. In its statement, the WEA also addressed situations in Afghanistan, Sudan, and Nigeria, where religious communities fear for their lives and are forced

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Afghanistan: Call for monitoring the situation of religious minorities, women, children and refugees

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On 7 March 2022, at the Human Rights Council 49th session, during the interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s report on Afghanistan, the World Evangelical Alliance, jointly with Baptist World Alliance and Jubilee Campaign, called on the OHCHR to monitor the situation of religious minorities in Afghanistan, and recommended strong human rights pillar of the

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Addressing the Situation of Religious Minorities in Sri Lanka and in Afghanistan during the Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights

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On 14 September 2021, at the Human Rights Council 48th Session, the World Evangelical Alliance urged the High Commissioner to include Christian and other religious minorities in her reporting on Sri Lanka and on Afghanistan. Our statement highlighted incidents of religious violence and intolerance against Protestant Christians in Sri Lanka, and that religious minorities in

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