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.
The Kawel Massacre and the European Parliament’s Response to Nigeria’s Christian Persecution
The European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the June 2026 Kawel village massacre in Nigeria’s Plateau State, demanding an end to impunity, strengthened civilian protection, and EU Special Envoy engagement on freedom of religion or belief. The text addresses the intersection of ethnic-religious tensions, resource conflicts, and extremist violence affecting Christian communities in the Middle Belt.
Maria Shahbaz and the Girls Pakistan’s Courts Refuse to Protect
The European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the abduction, forced conversion, and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz in Pakistan, demanding judicial reform, victim protection, and GSP+ accountability. CAP LC examines this institutional response alongside its Geneva side-event on minority women, UN Committee Against Torture submissions, and the growing linkage between EU trade policy and human rights enforcement.
EU Parliament and Council Take Firm Stand on Sudan Crisis as Accountability Efforts Widen
The European Parliament and EU Council have taken coordinated action on the Sudan crisis, condemning RSF war crimes in El-Obeid and naming the UAE as an external enabler. CAP LC reviews these institutional developments alongside expanding ICC accountability efforts and the organisation’s sustained UN advocacy on Sudan’s human rights situation.
HRC 62 Writen Statement : Escalating Transnational Discrimination against Shincheonji and the Need for International Protection
United for Human Rights and CAP LC submitted this joint written statement during the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (15 June – 10 July 2026) under Agenda Item 3, informing the Council of a serious and worsening pattern of transnational discrimination affecting members of Shincheonji, a Korean Christian new religious movement.
HRC 62 Written Statement : The OneTaste Case and the Expansion of Trafficking Law A Dangerous Precedent with Global Implications
CAP LC submitted this written statement during the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (15 June – 10 July 2026) under Agenda Item 3, highlighting the case of Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz of OneTaste and warning against the dangerous expansion of trafficking law into a tool for policing belief and spiritual authority.
Deterioration of the Situation of Konstantin Rudnev in Argentina and the Risks of Transnational Repression
United for Human Rights and CAP LC submitted this joint written statement during the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (15 June – 10 July 2026) under Agenda Item 3, updating the Council on the deteriorating situation of Russian spiritual teacher Konstantin Rudnev, currently detained in Argentina, and exposing the risks of transnational repression.