8 countries on UN Human Rights Council restrict religious freedom
By Brian Pellot | Religion News Service, Published: December 31 LONDON — Eight of the 47 countries that hold seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council imprisoned people in 2013 under laws that restrict religious freedom, according to a new report from Human...A cause for concern in Europe – Freedom of opinion, religion and belief
This October, 2013, in Brusells, Soteria International co-organized an event together with the European Interreligious Forum for Religious Freedom (EIFRF), United Sikh International, European Muslim Initiative for Social Cohesion (EMISCO), Federation Pro Europa Christiana, Coordination des Associations et des Citoyens pour la Liberté de Conscience (CAPLC Europe), Forum for Religious Freedom (FOREF). The stated purpose of the event was to inform the interested public about the politics of repression which is sadly still going on nowadays in what regards certain religious minorities of Europe and to raise attention to the threat of such politics in a democratic European Union. Speakers made the audience aware of the break of international human rights in such cases and also tried to provide beneficial examples that co-exist in Europe with such dubious practices.
Side-event OSCE 2013 – Spiritual Human Rights
On 10th December 2013, Soteria International co-hosted a conference on the subject of “Freedom of conscience and belief at a crossroads in Europe – self-determination and spiritual teachings”. It is already an established tradition of Soteria International to observe the International Human Rights day by organizing public conferences and roundtables.
Spiritual Human Rights 2013 Conference Copenhagen, 10th December 2013
Governments are implementing new laws across Europe, claiming to protect citizens from “mind manipulation”. The criminalization targets particularly minority religions and spiritual movements.
Freedom of Religion and Belief & Religious Freedom in Europe ELC London 21st Nov 2013
Freedom of Religion and Belief and Religious Freedom in Europe, was given by Mr Peter Zoehrer, Chief Editor and Secretary General of FOREF-Europe (Forum for Religious Freedom- Europe) and Advisor to Universal Peace Federation (UPF) – Europe on Human Rights....United States Mission to the OSCE
The United States Mission to the OSCE has just released a short video we thought you, as a participant at the recent OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) in Warsaw, might be interested in watching. The video is a 90 second interview with our mission’s...OSCE 2013: Intervista al Senatore (Leg. XVI) Marco Perduca
Institutional discrimination of religious and spiritual minorities in Italy and Romania discussed at the OSCE meeting with civil society
