Oral statements made at, and written submissions submitted to, the Human Rights Council.
The World Evangelical Alliance and the Salvation Army expressed their support to end the worst forms of child labour and affirmed that every child carries inherent worth and must be protected from labour and sexual exploitation. The joint statement further called on all governments and stakeholders to act with urgency and unity to make this […]
The World Evangelical Alliance urged the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to press the government of Sri Lanka to take immediate steps to address persistent violations of freedom of religion or belief and other human rights. In its statement, the WEA also expressed being encouraged to see progress toward a more inclusive
The World Evangelical Alliance urged the Government of Burundi to review and revise the 2014 law established by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and amended in 2022, which imposes stringent requirements on religious groups. The statement further called on Burundi to conduct a genuine, thorough and inclusive consultation with religious leaders, and to suspend implementation
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The World Evangelical Alliance, its initiative, the World Freedom Network (WFN), and the Salvation Army urged States to ratify and implement the International Labour Organization Convention on decent work for domestic workers. The statement stressed that Governments must be held accountable to increase identification of human trafficking and slave-like practices masquerading as work. The joint
The World Evangelical Alliance expressed its concern and called on States to end violence, to increase humanitarian aid, and guarantee humanitarian access to alleviate the suffering in several crises, including India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Syria, Gaza, and Sudan. The oral statement was made at the Human Rights Council 58th session, during
The World Evangelical Alliance urges the government of India to repeal anti-conversion laws, to prevent and punish false accusations of forced religious conversion, and to enact a comprehensive legislation against targeted and communal violence, in a written statement to the Human Rights Council 58th session. The WEA also calls on India to address the ongoing
“Registration & Legal Status of Places of Worship: Negative Impacts on Religious Minorities” is a Human Rights Council 58th session side event co-organized by the World Evangelical Alliance, the Anglican Communion, the World Council of Churches, Open Doors International, and Stefanus Alliance. The event took place on 5th March 2025, 1PM, at the Palais des
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
The World Evangelical Alliance, including its Women’s Commission, urged the UN Human Rights Council to condemn the restrictions imposed to women under the “Law on propagation of virtue and prevention of vice”, and strongly urged the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to restore the fundamental human rights of women in Afghanistan. The video statement was submitted
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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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