We urges global vigilance, arguing that taxes should never be weaponized to target innocent citizens or suppress religious and cultural practices. The Tai Ji Men case exemplifies how bureaucratic mécanismes can be manipulated to marginalize and harass spiritual communities that do not align with prevailing political narratives.
CAP Liberté de Conscience is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to defending human rights, with a specialized focus on protecting religious minorities worldwide. While our expertise centers on religious freedom, we recognize that a comprehensive understanding requires insights from diverse expert perspectives.
In the report “Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Prohibition of Torture”, the UN Special Rapporteur Nazila Ghanea looks at how religious persecution is linked with human rights violations. The study which was discussed at the 58th session of the Human Rights Council and later made news by European Times News, focuses on how religious prejudice can lead to institutional violation.
The focus of the report is on the connection between coercion and religious freedom. According to European Times News, Ghanea said, “Not all forms of coercion reach the threshold of torture or ill-treatment, but all forms of torture committed on persons on the basis of their religion or belief constitute coercion.”
The EU has told Pakistan not to take its GSP+ status for granted because compliance with international human rights obligations is a condition for the trade preferences under the scheme. The EU has also expressed its concerns over Pakistan’s violations of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which Pakistan signed in 2010.
Les 20 et 26 décembre 2024, le tribunal de la ville de Tbilissi a tenu des audiences pour décider si la Géorgie devait extrader Mihai Stoian et son épouse Adina, arrêtés en août 2024 à la frontière turco-géorgienne sur la base d’un mandat d’arrêt d’Interpol émis à la demande de la France.
Les 20 et 26 décembre 2024, le tribunal de la ville de Tbilissi a tenu des audiences pour décider si la Géorgie devait extrader Adina Stoian et son mari Mihai, arrêtés en août 2024 à la frontière turco-géorgienne sur la base d’un mandat d’arrêt d’Interpol émis à la demande de la France.
The socio-judicial treatment of domestic violence in France is a cause for concern. At a time when our country, the self-proclaimed defender of human rights, is struggling to protect children and their protective parents from domestic violence, it is crucial to highlight the serious malfunctioning of our institutions. These practices, which I describe in a file submitted to the UN Committee against Torture as a form of institutionalised torture, expose the victims to a double penalty: that of the violence suffered and that of the procedures that condemn them to injustice and create new traumas.
Le 2 décembre 2024, l’UNADFI avait été condamnée par le tribunal judiciaire de Marseille, et forcée de publier un droit de réponse de CAP LC sur son site Web dans les 48 heures, sous astreinte de 50 euros par jour de retard. Persuadée de pouvoir échapper à la loi, l’UNADFI avait fait appel en référé pour obtenir la suspension de la décision. Elle a été sèchement déboutée de cette action par la Cour d’Appel d’Aix en Provence.
