A Beleaguered Community. The Growing Target Killings, Violance, Legal Discrimination and Social Exclusion of The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Turkey took offense at a U.S. statement that said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would promote religious freedom during an upcoming visit to Istanbul and called Wednesday on Washington to focus on racism and hate crimes in the United States instead.
We appeal to the UN, the USA and the European Union to take immediate action against air strikes by the Turkish state in Sinjar.
Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Algeria, have been persecuted and harassed particularly in the past few years. Recently, the Government has embarked on raiding the residences and meeting places of the Community and picking up the members accusing them of blasphemy, contempt of the Holy Quran and the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of God be upon him. The Government has also accused Ahmadis of organising terrorist activities particularly in stadiums and sports grounds.
La France a un problème sérieux avec l’Islam radical, mais le projet de loi contre le “séparatisme” annoncé par le président Macron pourrait créer plus de problèmes qu’il ne prétend en résoudre. C’est la conclusion d’un “Livre blanc” co-écrit par les spécialistes des nouveaux mouvements religieux Massimo Introvigne, sociologue italien et directeur général du CESNUR (Centre d’études sur les nouvelles religions) et Bernadette Rigal-Cellard, de l’université de Bordeaux, Frédéric-Jérôme Pansier, professeur de droit en France, et les militants des droits de l’homme Willy Fautré, de Human Rights Without Frontiers, basé à Bruxelles, et Alessandro Amicarelli, avocat spécialisé en droits de l’homme à Londres et président de la Fédération européenne pour la liberté de croyance (FOB).
France has a serious problem with radical Islam, but the draft law against “separatism” announced by President Macron may create more problems than it claims to solve.
Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief within the UN Human Rights System Factsheet – This factsheet provides an overview of the UN human rights mechanisms, with a particular focus on those most relevant to freedom of religion or belief. The factsheet describes the mandate and composition of the Human Rights Council and its subsidiaries, which include the Universal Periodic Review Working Group, the Special Procedures mandate holders, and factfinding missions. The UN treaty-based mechanisms, such as the Human Rights Committee established by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, are also explained. The factsheet includes examples of engagement with these mechanisms that has advanced religious freedom. Although these bodies have limitations, they nevertheless provide opportunities for advocacy by and collaboration among states and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working to promote freedom of religion or belief internationally.
