Iran: Freedom of Religion or Belief (ICCPR art. 18) and Discrimination (ICCPR art. 26) – Report to the Human Rights Committee
Joint Report with Open Doors, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Middle East Concern, and Article 18. Access the Report
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Report: the Legal Status of the Evangelical Churches in Iraq
With the exception of the Presbyterian Evangelical Protestant church and the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Iraq’s Evangelical churches are not legally recognized. Since 2003, the General Society for Iraqi National Evangelical Churches (GSINEC) has requested from the consecutive Iraqi governments the legal recognition of the Evangelical churches and affiliation with the Christians, Yezidi, and Sabaean-Mandaean
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Iraq: Freedom of Religion and the Status of the Status of the Evangelical Churches
On 20 April 2020, we submitted a report to the Human Rights Committee ahead of the consideration of the List of Issues for Iraq during the Committee’s 129th session in June 2020, calling on the Committee to raise with the government of Iraq the question of legal status of the Evangelical Churches in Iraq, and
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Italy: Regional Zoning Laws Led to Closure of Places of Worship – Oral Statement at the Human Rights Council
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) delivered an oral statement to the Human Rights Council’s 43rd session, March 13, 2020, as part of the Universal Periodic Review of Italy, addressing a series of obstacles which made the construction or the reallocation of buildings as places of worship for religious minorities increasingly difficult, if not impossible.
Iraq: Legal status of churches and human rights of displaced persons – Oral Statement at the Human Rights Council
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) delivered an oral statement to the Human Rights Council’s 43rd session, March 12, 2020, as part of the Universal Periodic Review of Iraq, addressing the Iraqi government failure to grant legal recognition to Evangelical Churches as well as affiliation with the Endowment of the Christians, Yezidi, and Sabaean-Mandaean Religions. WEA
Discrimination against Muslim and Christian Dalits in India and abduction of Christians in Malaysia – Oral Statement at the Human Rights Council
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) delivered an oral statement to the Human Rights Council’s 43rd session, March 11, 2020, addressing the violence targeting the Muslim Community and the discrimination against Dalits belonging to minority faiths in India, and finally the abduction of four Christian workers in Malaysia.
Syria: The conflict is affecting the plurality of religious communities – Oral Statement at the Human Rights Council
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) delivered an oral statement to the Human Rights Council’s 43rd session, March 10, 2020, addressing its deep concern for the ongoing conflict and the way it is affecting Christians and other religious communities.
Burkina Faso: Alarming Escalation of Violence from Jihadist Militants – Oral Statement at the Human Rights Council
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) shared an oral statement at the Human Rights Council’s 43rd session, March 6, 2020, addressing human security issues in Burkina Faso. Violence and instability in the Sahel region affect the Christian community.
At UN HRC, WEA Calls for Recognition of the Right to Conscientious Objection to Abortion
Deerfield, IL – March 4, 2020 In a statement read at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN HRC), the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) took note of the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief’s recently published report to the UNHRC and commended it for a number of its findings. However, speaking on behalf of
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Freedom of Religion or Belief, Freedom of Expression and Discrimination in Sri Lanka – Report to the Human Rights Committee
Joint report submitted by World Evangelical Alliance and the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka to the Country Report Task Force on Sri Lanka of the Human Rights Committee, 13 January 2020. Access the Report