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.
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.
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
At UN HRC, WEA Calls for Recognition of the Right to Conscientious Objection to Abortion Read More »
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
Dabrina Bet Tamraz, Iranian pastor, made a statement on behalf of the World Evangelical Alliance and Christian Solidarity Worldwide during a civil society panel where she presented on the situation of Freedom of Religion or Belief in Iran to an audience of diplomats, U.N. and civil society organizations. After sharing her personal story, Ms. Bet
Joint report submitted by World Evangelical Alliance and the Spanish Evangelical Alliance to the Country Report Task Force on Spain of the Human Rights Committee as part of its 127th Session – 30 August 2019. Access the Report
Calling on Algerian authorities to grant permission to all forcibly closed churches to re-open and grant permission to EPA-affiliated churches to continue to use rented premises as places of worship, submitted jointly by the WEA, the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, and the Protestant
Freedom of Religion or Belief in Algeria: Joint Statement to the HRC (42nd Session) Read More »
Report on Spain, calling for an end to the discrimination Protestants face in pension treatment in Spain, and appeal for protection of places of worship of all religious communities, following the closure of Evangelical churches in the Catalonia region, submitted jointly by ADF International, the WEA and the Spanish Evangelical Alliance – July 2019. Access
Report on Sweden addressing (1) targeted hatred and violence against vulnerable groups, including the rising number of Christianophobic attacks, (2) the protection needs of asylum seekers who converted to Christian faith, and (3) the right to conscience objection of nurses who do not want to partake in abortion, submitted jointly by the WEA, the Swedish
Submitted ahead of the Universal Periodic Review 35th session, jointly with the WEA, WEA member alliance the Association of Protestant Churches in Turkey, and the Baptist World Alliance – 15 July 2019 Download Turkey report; Download annexes