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Sweden: Freedom of Religion or Belief – Report to the UPR 49th Session

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On 11 October 2024, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) and the Swedish Evangelical Alliance (SEA) submitted a joint report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Sweden scheduled for May 2025 during the UPR 49th session. Our joint submission reported on the right to […]

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WEA and Salvation Army urge States to extend full protections and fair wages to incarcerated workers

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The World Evangelical Alliance, with its initiative World Freedom Network (WFN), and the Salvation Army, jointly urged States to extend full protections and fair wages to incarcerated workers. The joint statement highlighted the need for international scrutiny to ensure that the human rights of incarcerated individuals, including those who have not yet received a conviction,

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Joint Submission to the 2024 UNHCR Global Consultations with NGOs: Solutions, Inclusion, and Gender Equality

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On 6 May 2024, the World Evangelical Alliance, jointly with Gender Religious Freedom (GRF), made a submission to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on addressing issues of inclusion and gender equality, ahead of the 2024 UNHCR Global Consultations with NGOs held from 11th to 13th June.

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

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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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WEA calls on Switzerland to decriminalize humanitarian assistance to migrants in illegal situation

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The World Evangelical Alliance called on the Government of Switzerland to decriminalize humanitarian assistance to migrants in illegal situation, and to repeal disproportionate measures that restrict freedom of religion or belief in public grounds in Geneva, more specifically, the prohibition of baptism ceremonies on the public beaches of Lake Geneva. The oral statement was made

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