United Nations Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review Germany

United Nations Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review Germany

As NGOs specialized in religious liberty issues, and on religion-based refugee claims,  we recognize  that Germany  has a good  record  in these  fields.  Indeed, Germany should be applauded for raising its voice on behalf of refugees within the framework  of  an  international  situation  where  too  often  xenophobia  and  anti- refugee feelings, fueled by extremist political forces, prevail.

UNHRC Side Event: Focusing on The Church of Almighty God & Situation of Religious Freedom in China

UNHRC Side Event: Focusing on The Church of Almighty God & Situation of Religious Freedom in China

On March 1, 2018, during the 37th session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, the Coordination of the Associations and Individuals for Freedom of Conscience (CAP LC) organized a Side Event on the denial of religious freedom in China and the case of The Church of Almighty God. The event was introduced and coordinated by Mr. Thierry Valle, the president of CAP LC. A panel of international scholars and human rights and freedom of religion experts discussed the dramatic situation of the members of The Church of Almighty God both in China, where they are severely persecuted, and in South Korea and Europe, where their requests for asylum are often denied. During the event, attendees also watched a video with testimonies of three members of The Church of Almighty God who suffered brutal persecution at the hands of the authorities of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Their stories aroused profound reflection generally.

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