Coordination des Associations et des Particuliers
pour la Liberté de Conscience
(CAP Freedom of Conscience)
NGO with ECOSOC consultative status at the United Nations
Registration on EU Transparency Register 628479527756-78
Civil society platform of Fundamental Rights created by the EU FRA
French non-benefit association register : W751082307
Member : European Federation for Freedom Of Belief – FOB
Member : Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations – ConGo
Advisory Board : International Council for Diplomacy and Dialogue
Advisory committee : New Generation Uniting Nations
2024 Friends of Falun Gong Human Rights Award
DAFOH Partners in Combating and Preventing Forced Organ Harvesting
Contact : contact@coordiap.com
phone : +336 70 66 04 42
CAP Liberté de Conscience – 117, rue de Charenton – 75012 – France
What is “Coordination des Associations et des Particuliers pour la Liberté de Conscience” (CAP Freedom of Conscience)?
CAP Freedom of Conscience is a secular European NGO with United Nations Consultative Status, created in 1995 and dedicated to protect the Right of Freedom of Religion and Belief.
CAP Freedom of Conscience combats all forms of discrimination based on religion or belief by alerting European and International bodies.
CAP Freedom of Conscience collects testimonies of discrimination and human rights violations affecting religious or belief communities in order to disseminate them to international bodies, and in order to raise awareness and inform them as well as to generate debate on the protection of Freedom of Religion and Belief.
CAP Freedom of Conscience also advocates for any religious or spiritual group facing discrimination to have their right to Freedom of Religion and Belief recognized.
CAP Freedom of Conscience is a member of the European Federation for Freedom of Belief (FOB), European Network Of Religion and Belief (ENORB) and participate to the Civil Society Platform of Fundamental Rights created by the EU Fundamental Rights Agency.
CAP LC General Assembly report 2021
CAP FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE SUPPORT :
FoRB Roundtable Brussels-EU
https://www.forbroundtable.org/
The FoRB Roundtable Brussels-EU is an informal group of individuals from civil society who gather regularly to discuss FoRB issues on a non-attribution basis. It is simply a safe space where participants gather, speak freely in sharing ideas and information, and propose joint advocacy actions to address specific FoRB issues and problems globally.
Silencing dissent: mass trials in the United Arab Emirates Press Club Geneva
Geneva, 2 October 2025 — On the occasion of the 60th session of the Human Rights Council, the Geneva Press Club hosted an event on Thursday 2 October 2025 on “Silencing dissent: mass trials in the United Arab Emirates”. The event took place only a few days after the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights presented the annual report on intimidation and reprisals against those cooperating with the United Nations, which highlighted concerns regarding the conduct of arbitrary arrests and mass trials in the UAE.
HRC 60 side-event : Silencing dissent: mass trials in the United Arab Emirates
On Tuesday 2 October, CAP Freedom of Conscience co-sponsored an event at the Geneva Press Club on “Silencing dissent: mass trials in the United Arab Emirates”. During the 59th session of the Human Rights Council, the organisation had hosted a similar side event at the United Nations to highlight the crisis of arbitrary detention in the United Arab Emirates following mass trials, and to examine the country’s persistent failure to comply with international standards.
HRC 60 Side-event : UNHRC60 side event urges UN to press European Commission on GSP+ enforcement in Pakistan
A side event at the UN Human Rights Council’s 60th session (UNHRC60) in Geneva urged the Council’s mechanisms to place structured pressure on the European Commission to apply the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) as written, using six procedural steps outlined by Inna Chefranova of the European Facilitation Platform (EFP).
HRC 60 side-event : Indo-Mediterranean: Women and Children Are Extremism’s First Victims
weakest and most vulnerable individuals, especially women and children. The world is also connected, with the effects of radicalization being felt in Europe and South Asia with extremism, anti-semitism and terrorism as well as indoctrination of youth more rampant. To discuss this a side event is being held at the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 60th session.
Piro Chak Burning: Ahmadi Homes, Shops, and Lives Under Siege in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
On the evening of September 28, 2025, a violent mob descended upon the Ahmadiyya residents of Piro Chak, a village in the Sialkot district of Punjab, Pakistan. The assailants, incited by religious hatred, systematically attacked homes, shops, and vehicles belonging to members of the community. Eyewitness accounts and journalistic reports describe a scene of terror and destruction, with properties set ablaze and looted while the occupants fled for their lives.
UN HRC 60 de-Event: The Impact of Extremism on Women & Vulnerable Groups in the Indo-Mediterranean Region
In a globally interconnected world, the effects of extremism originating in hotspots like South Asia, Somalia, and Yemen are felt socially, economically, and politically across continents. This panel will bring together experts to highlight the condition of women, children, and vulnerable groups who bear the brunt of this instability. The discussion aims to foster a multidisciplinary understanding and seek pathways for their protection and empowerment.