Eritrea

WEA calls on States to guarantee the prohibition of coercion against people who decide to change from one religion to another

The World Evangelical Alliance urged the UN Human Rights Council to call for the implementation of the recommendations made in the latest report by the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, and to guarantee the absolute prohibition of coercion against people who decide to change from one religion to another. The Special […]

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WEA urges Eritrea to comply with its human rights and religious freedom obligations

The World Evangelical Alliance urged the government of Eritrea to comply with its human rights obligations, to invite the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea and other special procedures for a country visit to allow investigation and to assist the government to move towards compliance with international law in its application

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Eritrea: Freedom of Religion or Belief – Written Statement to the Human Rights Council 58th Session

The World Evangelical Alliance urges the government of Eritrea to allow all religious communities to register, build places of worship and hold worship services, and to immediately release the prisoners currently detained for their religious beliefs and practices and put an end to detention on the basis of religion, in a written statement to the

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WEA and Anglican Communion urge Eritrea to immediately release prisoners detained for their religious beliefs

The World Evangelical Alliance and the Anglican Consultative Council urged the government of Eritrea to allow religious communities to register in accordance with the law, to immediately release the prisoners currently detained for their religious beliefs and practices and to put an end to detention on the basis of religion. The joint oral statement was

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Eritrea: Freedom of Religion or Belief – Joint Report to the UPR 46th session

On 10 October 2023, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), the Pentecostal world Fellowship (PWF), the Pentecostal Commission on Religious Liberty (PCRL), and the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) submitted a joint report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Eritrea scheduled for 6 May 2024 during the UPR 46th session.

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