Between a shooting in Sargodha, a public campaign of hatred and a landmark court ruling, the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Pakistan is facing a sudden and dangerous escalation. CAP Freedom of Conscience calls on the Pakistani authorities to protect the community, to end impunity, and to restore respect for freedom of religion or belief.
More than 1,000 civilians were killed by drone strikes in Sudan between January and May 2026 alone. That figure, documented by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and cited in the latest report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan, framed the interactive dialogue held at the Human Rights Council’s 63rd session in Geneva. The subject was not only who is killing civilians, but who, and what, makes the killing possible.
CAP Freedom of Conscience is pleased to partner with EMISCO for the international side event “Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Islamophobia: Strengthening Accountability and Protecting Human Rights”, to be held on 8 October 2026, from 9:00 to 10:00 AM (CET), in Room 2 – Saski, Hotel Sofitel Victoria, Warsaw, on the margins of the OSCE ODIHR Warsaw Human Dimension Conference 2026.
On 18 September 2026, CAP Freedom of Conscience delivered an oral statement during the general debate under Item 3 of the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, devoted to the promotion and protection of all human rights.
The second issue of the monthly human rights monitoring series on Pakistan covers deportation risks for Afghan nationals, attacks on religious minorities, the alleged “Blasphemy Business Gang,” expanding military court jurisdiction over civilians, and deepening unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
A new independent human rights report examines why religious minorities in Pakistan continue to face discrimination and violence despite constitutional guarantees — and concludes that the gap between formal protection and lived reality is structural, not incidental.
A joint stakeholder submission for Ukraine’s fourth-cycle UPR argues that security and human rights are part of the same struggle, and calls for elections, anti-corruption reforms, minority protections, and planning for the post-war period.
Ahead of Sudan’s fourth-cycle Universal Periodic Review, a joint stakeholder submission documents how the gap between pledges and practice has enabled chemical weapons allegations, drone warfare, and human shielding.
