Showing posts with label International religious freedom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label International religious freedom. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 13, 2024

USCIRF Ends Saudi Visit After Its Jewish Chairman Was Told to Remove His Kippah in Public Places

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In a press release issued Monday, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said that last week it ended an official visit to ...
Wednesday, February 28, 2024

UN Says Belarus Legislation on Religion and Belief Violates International Human Rights Law

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In a Feb.20 press release ( full text ), the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said that its experts believe r...
Tuesday, February 13, 2024

European Court Says Ban on Halal and Kosher Slaughter Does Not Violate Human Rights Convention

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 In  Affaire Executife van de Moslims van Belgie et Autres c. Belgique , (ECHR, Feb. 13, 2024) [full opinion available only in French], the ...
Tuesday, January 30, 2024

International Religious Freedom Summit Being Held In D.C.

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This year's International Religious Freedom Summit is being held today and tomorrow at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. ...
Sunday, January 21, 2024

State Department Names Recipients of International Religious Freedom Awards

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Last Thursday, the State Department announced that Secretary Blinken has awarded the Department's International Religious Freedom Award...
Monday, January 15, 2024

State Department Issues Updated List of Religious Freedom Violators; USCIRF Reacts

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On January 4, the State Department, pursuant to the International Religious Freedom Act , released its annual list of countries and entities...
Friday, December 15, 2023

European Court Advisory Opinion: Security Clearance May Be Withdrawn for Supporter of Religion That Is Threat to the State

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In a Grand Chamber advisory opinion, the European Court of Human Rights has concluded that Belgium many deny a person the right to work as a...
Sunday, October 29, 2023

President's Statement on 25th Anniversary of International Religious Freedom Act

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On Friday, President Biden issued a Statement ( full text ) the 25th Anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act. He said in part...
Friday, October 20, 2023

Canadian Court Says Oath to Monarchy Does Not Infringe Sikh Lawyer's Rights

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In Wirring v. Law Society of Alberta ,  (AB KB, Oct. 16, 2023), the Court of King's Bench of the Canadian province of Alberta (sitting a...
Friday, June 23, 2023

Biden, Modi Respond To Questions About Religious Freedom In India

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Yesterday, President Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is making a state visit to the United States held a joint Press Confe...
Tuesday, May 16, 2023

State Department Releases 2022 Report on International Religious Freedom

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Yesterday the U.S. State Department released its 2022 Report on International Religious Freedom ( full text ). The Report describes the stat...
Wednesday, May 03, 2023

USCIRF Releases 2023 Annual Report

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 On May 1, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom released its 2023 Annual Report ( full text ). A press release from the C...
Tuesday, March 21, 2023

USCIRF Holds Hearing on Russian Violation of Religious Freedom Through Its Invasion of Ukraine

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Last Wednesday, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom held a virtual hearing on Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Implicati...
Thursday, February 02, 2023

At Religious Freedom Summit, Ambassador Calls for Crimes Against Humanity Statute

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The International Religious Freedom Summit was held on Tuesday and Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Among the numerous speakers and panelists ...
Tuesday, December 20, 2022

European Court: Bulgaria Violated Rights of Evangelical Churches by Warnings Circulated to Schools

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In  Tonchev v. Bulgaria, (ECHR, Dec. 13, 2022) ( full text of decision in French ), the European Court of Human Rights in a Chamber Judgment...
Friday, December 09, 2022

European Commission Appoints Special Envoy for Promoting Religious Freedom

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The European Commission announced this week that it has appointed Belgian diplomat Frans van Daele as Special Envoy for the Promotion of Fre...
Wednesday, December 07, 2022

State Department Updates List of Countries Violating Religious Freedom; USCIRF Reacts

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Last week (Dec. 2) the U.S. State Department, as required by the International Religious Freedom Act , announced its annual list of countrie...
Friday, November 18, 2022

USCIRF Issues Report on State-Favored Religions and Religious Freedom

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Yesterday the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom issued a report ( full text ) titled Implications of Laws Promoting State-F...
Thursday, October 27, 2022

Today Is International Religious Freedom Day

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Today is International Religious Freedom Day , marking the 24th anniversary of the signing of the International Religious Freedom Act of 199...
Friday, September 02, 2022

UN Issues Report On Human Rights Concerns In China's Uyghur Region

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On Wednesday, the United Nations Human Rights Office issued a report on human rights concerns in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Reg...