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
Statement calls on Sri Lankan authorities to withdraw the circular issued in September 2008, which restricted the churches’ ability to construct places of worship, and to ensure that the newly introduced Emergency Regulations do not adversely affect the religious freedom of citizens, submitted by the WEA and the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka
Freedom of Religion or Belief in Sri Lanka: Joint Report to HRC (41st Session) Read More »
Statement calls on Nepalese authorities to repeal articles in the Criminal Code which criminalize legitimate religious activities, and to stop arresting or intimidating members of religious minorities on the false charge of attempting to “convert” others, jointly submitted by the WEA, Baptist World Alliance and Christian Solidarity Worldwide – 3 June 2019. Written statement submitted
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Joint report submitted by the WEA and the Religious Liberty Commission of the Evangelical Fellowship of India to the Human Rights Committee’s 126th Session – 9 May 2019 Access the Report
Viet Nam: Report on Freedom of Religion or Belief, submitted on 4 February 2019 to the Human Rights Committee’s 125th session, ahead of Viet Nam’s review by the committee in March 2019. Access the Report
The World Evangelical Alliance affirmed that Christian values are not compatible with anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim, anti-Semitic and xenophobic discourses and reaffirmed the unique value of each and every member of the human family, as stated in the Universal Declaration for Human Rights, in an oral statement during the Panel Discussion on Countering Nationalist Populism at the
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Joint written statement submitted by World Evangelical Alliance and the Religious Liberty Commission of the Evangelical Fellowship of India to the Human Rights Council’s fortieth session (25 February – 22 March 2019) under Agenda item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention. Access the Report
Déclaration écrite soumise conjointement par la Commission des Églises pour les affaires internationales du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, l’Alliance Evangélique Mondiale, et l’Eglise Protestante d’Algérie au Conseil des Droitsde l’Homme, à l’occasion de sa quarantième session (25 février -22 mars 2019), sous le point 4 de l’ordre du jour : Situations relatives aux droits de
Written statement submitted by the World Evangelical Alliance and the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka to the Human Rights Council’s fortieth session (25 February – 22 March 2019) under Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention Access the Report