The World Evangelical Alliance shared examples of Evangelicals around the world seeking relationships that foster mutual understanding and empathy among religious communities and prevent hateful speech. The WEA further highlights challenges faced by Evangelical communities such as laws and regulations that undermine the right to freedom of religion or belief. The oral statement was made […]
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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The World Evangelical Alliance called for collaboration across faith traditions to promote a shared understanding of how our increasingly pluralistic societies can be inclusive, tolerant, welcoming and flourishing, at the Human Rights Council. The WEA stressed that addressing drivers, root causes, and Human Rights impacts of religious hatred needs to account for the presence and
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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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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The World Evangelical Alliance appealed to all nations to significantly increase their giving to humanitarian organizations and causes against food insecurity in an oral statement at the Human Rights Council. The WEA shared concerns at the insufficient government funding for humanitarian efforts necessary to end hunger and to achieve food security in a global context
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,
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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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
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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