Reports to the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review
The Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) submitted a report endorsed by the WEA and other organizations, to the Working Group of the UPR 27th session, concerning targetted hate and violence by non-State actors against religious minorities, particularly Muslims and Christians, and issues of impunity.
In a written statement concerning the situation of human rights in Sri Lanka, submitted to the Human Rights Council’s annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General, the World Evangelical Alliance focuses in particular on the freedom of religion or
The World Evangelical Alliance, jointly with Pax Romana and a coalition of 75 Nepalese NGOs, submitted a report to the 23rd session of the Universal Periodic Review, for the review of the human rights situation in Nepal. The main aspects of this report focus, inter alia, on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the rights of
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The WEA, jointly with the Italian Evangelical Alliance, the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) and the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF), submitted a report on religious freedom issues in Italy, to the 20th session of the Universal Periodic Review. The main topics were the closure of churches and the recognition of religious ministers.
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The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), jointly with Open Doors and the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF), submitted a report on religious freedom issues in the Republic of Kazakhstan, to the 20th session of the Universal Periodic Review. The joint submission addressed the new Religion Law that imposes a complex registration system, bans unregistered religious
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The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), jointly with the Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA), submitted a report to the 19th session of the Universal Periodic Review, on the human rights situation in the DRC, concerning corruption, political interference in its judicial system, presidential elections and sexual violence against women and children.
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), jointly with Aktion für verfolgte Christen (AVC), the Swiss Evangelical Alliance (SEA-RES), and the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF), submitted a report to the 18th session of the Universal Periodic Review, on freedom of religion or belief and the intrusive and overly vague legislation allowing abuses against religious minorities
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The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) submitted a joint report to the 17th session of the Universal Periodic Review, addressing the corruption in Nigeria, which is one of the root causes that mar access to human rights.
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Sri Lanka went through the Universal Periodic Review during the UPR 14th session. The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), jointly with the Asia Evangelical Alliance (AEA), submitted a report with a total of seven recommendations concerning freedom of religion or belief and enforced disappearances in Sri Lanka.
In a joint submission to the 14th session of the Universal Periodic Review, the WEA, the Swiss Evangelical Alliance (SEA-RES) and Christliche Ostmission (COM) addressed Human Trafficking issues, asking Switzerland to ratify and implement two treaties of the Council of Europe against trafficking of human beings and for the protection of children against sexual exploitation
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