Reports

Report: The Paradox of Hate Speech Legislative Restrictions

On 30 October 2023, the World Evangelical Alliance submitted a report to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief in response to the Special Rapporteur’s call for input on “Advocacy of Hatred Based on Religion or Belief – Transformative Responses”. In our report, we address the paradox of the rise of […]

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Yemen: Religious Freedom and Status of the Christian Church – Report to the UPR 46th session

On 11 October 2023, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) submitted a report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Yemen scheduled for 1 May 2024 during the UPR 46th session. Our submission reported on the situation of freedom of religion or belief in Yemen, addressing cases of religiously driven

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Eritrea: Freedom of Religion or Belief – Joint Report to the UPR 46th session

On 10 October 2023, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), the Pentecostal world Fellowship (PWF), the Pentecostal Commission on Religious Liberty (PCRL), and the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) submitted a joint report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Eritrea scheduled for 6 May 2024 during the UPR 46th session.

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Nigeria: Violence, Insecurity and Protection of the Population – Report to the UPR 45th session

On 18 July 2023, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), Open Doors International, and Nigeria Evangelical Fellowship (NEF) submitted a joint report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Nigeria scheduled for January 2024 during the UPR 45th session. Our joint submission reported on the situation of human security and

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Malaysia: The Protection of Migrant Workers, Refugees, and Stateless Individuals – Report to the UPR 45th session

On 18 July 2023, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), World Freedom Network (WFN), and Asia Freedom Network (AFN) submitted a report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Malaysia scheduled for January 2024 during the UPR 45th session. Our submission reported on the situation of human trafficking in Malaysia,

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France: Freedom of Religion – Recommendations to the UPR 43rd session

On 11 October 2022, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), the Conseil National des Évangéliques de France (CNEF), the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA), and the European Baptist Federation (EBF) submitted a joint report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of France scheduled for May 2023 during the UPR 43rd session.

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Canada: Protection of Persons with Disabilities, Human Trafficking, Freedom of Religion – Report to the UPR 44th session

On 31 March 2023, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) and the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) submitted a joint report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Canada scheduled for November 2023 during the UPR 44th session. Our joint submission reported on the situation of the right to life

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Rights Violations Against Christians in Iran in 2022 – Launch of the Report

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), Article18, Middle East Concern, and Open Doors International launched their fifth joint annual report on Rights Violations Against Christians in Iran. The report was launched during an event in partnership with the World Evangelical Alliance, in conjunction with the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council, on 23 March 2023, at the

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Report: Assessing the Impact of Sanctions on Humanitarian Work

On 10 March 2023, the World Council of Churches (WCC), ACT Alliance, Caritas Internationalis (CI), and World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) published a research that provides systematic overview of the challenges sanctions pose to the humanitarian work of churches, and explores pathways for addressing these challenges. This research, written in course of 2022, was the fruit

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France: Freedom of Religion – Report to the UPR 43rd session

On 11 October 2022, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), the Conseil National des Évangéliques de France (CNEF), the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA), and the European Baptist Federation (EBF) submitted a joint report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of France scheduled for May 2023 during the UPR 43rd session.

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