Persons with disabilities

WEA urges Austria to ensure that freedom of religion or belief is protected equally for all religious groups

The World Evangelical Alliance urged Austria to ensure that freedom of religion or belief is protected equally for all religious groups, regardless of their legal form or registration status. The WEA also encouraged Austria to further strengthen protection and support structure for victims of trafficking and exploitation, and shared concern regarding the discriminatory treatment of […]

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Austria: Human Trafficking, Freedom of Religion, Right to Life for People with Disabilities – Report to the UPR 51st Session

On 14 July 2025, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA), the Evangelical Alliance of Austria (EAÖ), and Herzwerk – Initiative for people in prostitution, submitted a joint report to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Austria scheduled for January 2026 during the UPR 51st session.

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WEA calls on Canada to repeal euthanasia for those whose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable

The World Evangelical Alliance and the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada jointly called on the government of Canada to halt eligibility for euthanasia on the basis of mental illness, to repeal medical assistance in dying provisions for those whose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable, and to protect persons from feeling pressured or induced to request

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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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