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Portugal: Freedom of Religion or Belief – Report to the UPR 47th session

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On 5 April 2024, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA), and the Portuguese Evangelical Alliance (AEP) submitted a joint report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Portugal scheduled for November 2024 during the UPR 47th session. Our joint submission reported on the right to […]

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WEA calls on Canada to repeal euthanasia for those whose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable

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The World Evangelical Alliance and the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada jointly called on the government of Canada to halt eligibility for euthanasia on the basis of mental illness, to repeal medical assistance in dying provisions for those whose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable, and to protect persons from feeling pressured or induced to request

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WEA calls on Algeria to overturn convictions of Pastor Youssef Ourahmane and other Christians

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The World Evangelical Alliance called on the government of Algeria to allow the re-opening of all Protestant churches and to overturn convictions of individual Christians, including that of Pastor Youssef Ourahmane, who was sentenced in absentia to two years in prison and a fine on charges of holding an unauthorized religious assembly and holding worship

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WEA urges Sri Lanka to end religious freedom violations, repeal Online Safety Act

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The World Evangelical Alliance urged the Sri Lankan government to investigate the Easter Sunday bombings and bring perpetrators to justice, to end violations of freedom of religion or belief, to repeal the Online Safety Act, and to refrain from mandating registration for places of worship. The oral statement was made at the Human Rights Council

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Report: The Paradox of Hate Speech Legislative Restrictions

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On 30 October 2023, the World Evangelical Alliance submitted a report to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief in response to the Special Rapporteur’s call for input on “Advocacy of Hatred Based on Religion or Belief – Transformative Responses”. In our report, we address the paradox of the rise of

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Yemen: Religious Freedom and Status of the Christian Church – Report to the UPR 46th session

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On 11 October 2023, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) submitted a report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Yemen scheduled for 1 May 2024 during the UPR 46th session. Our submission reported on the situation of freedom of religion or belief in Yemen, addressing cases of religiously driven

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

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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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WEA calls on France to ensure that new laws on worship respect freedom of religion

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The World Evangelical Alliance called on the government of France to ensure that new legislation on worship is not restrictive or constraining, is applied harmoniously across the territory of France by departments and prefectures, and with adequate attention to the needs of diaspora religious communities in France. The WEA further invited France to include anti-religious

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WEA appeals for the repeal of blasphemy legislation in more than 70 countries

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The World Evangelical Alliance appealed for the repeal of blasphemy laws in more than seventy countries and called on India to hold accountable perpetrators of deadly violence and sexual violence in Manipur, at the Human Rights Council. The WEA further expressed that it looked forward to reading Pakistan’s update to the High Commissioner on the

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WEA addresses situations in Nagorno-Karabakh, India, Pakistan, and Ethiopia at the Human Rights Council

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The World Evangelical Alliance echoed the appeal of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, to cultivate humanity’s natural reflexes of empathy, justice and compassion, and addressed the situation of the ongoing blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan, the deadly violence in Manipur – India, the burning of churches and houses of Christians in Pakistan,

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