At the 46th session of the Human Rights Council, during the Interactive Dialogue with Commission of Inquiry on Syrian Arab Republic, the World Evangelical Alliance made a statement calling all parties involved in the Syrian conflict for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and putting an end to human rights and humanitarian law violations. We reiterated […]
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), the Middle East Concern (MEC) and the Protestant Church of Algeria, (Église Protestante d’Algérie – EPA) submitted a joint written statement to the Human Rights Council’s 46th session, which will take place from February 22 to March 23, 2021. The statement addresses the forced closure of Protestant churches and refusal
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) and the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) submitted a joint written statement to the Human Rights Council’s 46th session, which will take place from February 22 to March 23, 2021. The statement addresses the increasingly deteriorating environment for religious minorities in India in 2020 and the incitement to religious violence
The World Evangelical Alliance reported to the Human Rights Committee, on 4 January 2021, on the situation of human rights, such as the right to life, religious freedom, freedom of movement, liberty and security of person, discrimination, the right to fair trial, treatment of prisoners and other detainees and prohibition of torture and degrading treatment,
The World Evangelical Alliance, together with the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches, Baptist World Alliance, Nepal Christian Society and National Churches Fellowship of Nepal, reported to the Human Rights Committee, on 4 January 2021, on the situation of freedom of religion or belief in Nepal, ahead of
The WEA, jointly with the Salvation Army, addressed human trafficking issues in Malawi, in a pre-session briefing ahead of the 36th session of the Universal Periodic Review of Malawi, at the Human Rights Council, November 2020.
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The World Evangelical Alliance addressed religious freedom and the penalties for apostasy and blasphemy, in a pre-session briefing ahead of the 36th session of the Universal Periodic Review of Libya, at the Human Rights Council, November 2020.
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A la 45ème session du conseil des droits de l’homme, l’Alliance Evangélique Mondiale appelle à l’intensification et l’accélération de la lutte contre l’impunité. Ces efforts doivent être davantage soutenus, pour que la lutte contre l’impunité déploie pleinement ses effets et contribue à ce que les Centrafricains puissent vivre à nouveau sereinement dans un pays pacifié,
In July 2020 the transitional government repealed Article 126 of the penal code that prescribed death sentence for leaving Islam. The same reforms, however, did not repeal Article 125 of the Penal Code, which prescribes blasphemy as a criminal offense. The World Evangelical Alliance’s Geneva Liaison Office read a statement at the Human Rights Council’s
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The World Evangelical Alliance draws attention to the well-being of minorities in nations at the 45th session of the Human Rights Council 45th session, during the General Debate under Agenda Item 3.
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