Spain

Spain: Freedom of Religion or Belief – Report to the UPR 49th Session

On 11 October 2024, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA), and the Spanish Evangelical Alliance (AEE) submitted a joint report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Spain, scheduled for April 2025 during the UPR 49th session. Our joint submission reported on the right to […]

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WEA Addresses Freedom of Religion & Situation of Retired Pastors in Spain – Joint Statement to the Human Rights Council 44th Session

During the UPR outcome of Spain at the Human Rights Council, the World Evangelical Alliance and ADF International called on Spain to bring the Catalonian legislation on places of worship in conformity with international human rights law, and to  refrain from any discriminatory provisions targeting religious minorities. Date: 16 July 2020. Download Statement Watch the

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Freedom of Religion in Spain: Challenges faced by the Protestant minority – Joint Report to the Human Rights Committee 127th Session

Joint report submitted by World Evangelical Alliance and the Spanish Evangelical Alliance to the Country Report Task Force on Spain of the Human Rights Committee as part of its 127th Session – 30 August 2019. Access the Report

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Report on Spain, Calling for an End to the Discrimination Protestants Face in Pension Treatment in Spain, and Appeal for Protection of Places of Worship of All Religious Communities – Joint Report for the Universal Periodic Review 35th session

Report on Spain, calling for an end to the discrimination Protestants face in pension treatment in Spain, and appeal for protection of places of worship of all religious communities, following the closure of Evangelical churches in the Catalonia region, submitted jointly by ADF International, the WEA and the Spanish Evangelical Alliance – July 2019. Access

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