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WEA calls on Sri Lanka to guarantee religious freedom, investigate Easter Sunday attacks

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The World Evangelical Alliance called on Sri Lanka to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the Easter Sunday attacks, to refrain from mandating compulsory registration for places of worship, to ensure state actors are not complicit in religious freedom violations, to promptly hold local government elections, and deliver a transitional justice process that’s in line with […]

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WEA, WCC and Caritas jointly condemn religious hatred in urgent debate at the Human Rights Council

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The World Evangelical Alliance, the World Council of Churches and Caritas Internationalis condemn all desecration, destruction or disrespect of sacred texts, as well as religious objects or places of worship, while calling to protect freedom of expression and freedom of religion, and to engage in dialogue across religions and beliefs. The joint oral statement was

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WEA calls on Sri Lanka to repeal circulars on registration of places of worship

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The World Evangelical Alliance called on Sri Lanka to repeal circulars on registration of places of worship and to comply with constitutional protections of freedom of religion or belief, as well as to ensure that local elections are conducted without delay. The oral statement was made at the Human Rights Council 53rd session, during the

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WEA calls on Switzerland to decriminalize humanitarian assistance to migrants in illegal situation

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The World Evangelical Alliance called on the Government of Switzerland to decriminalize humanitarian assistance to migrants in illegal situation, and to repeal disproportionate measures that restrict freedom of religion or belief in public grounds in Geneva, more specifically, the prohibition of baptism ceremonies on the public beaches of Lake Geneva. The oral statement was made

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WEA calls for long-term protection against human trafficking in Ukraine and neighboring countries

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The World Evangelical Alliance, together with its partners, the World Freedom Network (WFN) and European Freedom Network (EFN), called on governments closest to the Ukraine crisis and further abroad to provide avenues to regularize migration status for those rebuilding their lives in neighboring countries, and urged the international community to fulfill and strengthen their commitment

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Multi-faith coalition urges India to address rights violations against religious minorities

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The World Evangelical Alliance, Open Doors International, the Indian American Muslim Council, Hindus for Human Rights, Justice For All, and the International Commission for Dalit Rights, called on India to guarantee the safety of all Dalit and Adivasi Indians, to investigate and condemn all cases of religious violence and discrimination on religious grounds, to repeal

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WEA & WCC call on Algeria to allow forcibly closed churches to reopen

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The World Evangelical Alliance and the World Council of Churches called on the government of Algeria to allow forcibly closed Protestant churches to reopen and provide greater clarity and support on the registration process for religious minorities to become recognized associations. They also called on the government of Algeria to drop all the unfair court

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WEA and WCC call on Algeria and India to respect rights of religious minorities

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The World Evangelical Alliance and the World Council of Churches called on Algeria to cease all prosecutions against Christians and allow forcibly closed Protestant churches to reopen, and called India to ensure order and safety for the 2500 forcibly displaced Adivasi Christians of Chhattisgarh so that they can return home without the risk of being

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WEA joins call on States to lift sanctions that prevent Syrians from accessing to humanitarian aid

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The WEA joined the call by New Humanity of the Focolare Movement, together with Caritas International and other Catholic NGOs, for sanctioning States to remove all those sanctions that prevent the Syrians from accessing basic needs and services, essential health supplies and that inhibit the reconstruction of basic infrastructure destroyed by the ongoing conflict and

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WEA invites UN Expert to share best practices in recognition & registration of religious communities

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The freedom to manifest one’s religion includes the freedom for members of religious communities to establish and maintain religious, charitable or humanitarian institutions. The World Evangelical Alliance addresses challenges to the legal recognition and registration of religious communities, and invites the Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of religion or belief to share best

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