by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Aug 22, 2026 | news
At 95, Lee Man-hee — confirmed Korean War veteran by the South Korean government — awaits trial in a Seoul detention cell. Following a prison visit and a press conference where a fellow veteran spoke of gratitude and national dignity, this article asks: how can a state that honors its veterans with pensions, ceremonies, and a national ministry justify holding one of its last survivors behind bars for non-violent alleged offenses? The question is one of moral coherence, not legal impunity.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Aug 19, 2026 | CAP LC United Nations, news
This conference will examine the deterioration of women’s condition in contemporary armed conflicts, with particular attention to the systemic violence — physical, sexual, psychological and structural — they endure in the Sudan crisis. International experts — lawyers, human rights defenders, psychologists and humanitarian practitioners — will share their field experience and legal expertise to enrich the analysis of existing protection mechanisms. The objective is to raise awareness among the diplomatic community and civil society, and to formulate concrete recommendations for the United Nations regarding accountability mechanisms and unimpeded humanitarian access.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Aug 12, 2026 | Ahamadiyya, news
On 8 August 2026, the Punjab Land Records Authority transferred Naghman Ahmad, an Ahmadi Muslim, from his post as Assistant Director in Lalian following an extremist campaign by Khatm-e-Nabuwwat groups. They publicly celebrated his removal as an ideological victory. The administrative order, devoid of professional justification, violates Articles 18, 25, 26 and 20 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, illustrating the subordination of Pakistan’s state apparatus to sectarian pressure.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Aug 10, 2026 | news
I am speaking today as President of CAP Liberté de Conscience. For more than thirty years, our organization has defended religious minorities protected by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international conventions. With ECOSOC consultative status at the United Nations, CAP LC conducts its advocacy here, at the Human Rights Council, the OSCE and European institutions. We speak for all faiths and none, because freedom of religion or belief is not a privilege; it is a universal right.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Aug 10, 2026 | news
On August 1, 2026, the Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy hosted the Global Leaders Summit for Peace and Sustainability in Taipei, Taiwan. Held at the Taipei International Convention Center, the international gala commemorated the academy’s 60th anniversary with former heads of state, global leaders, and cultural performances centered on conscience, love, and world peace.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Aug 3, 2026 | news
The Coordination of Associations and Individuals for Freedom of Conscience (CAP LC) is pleased to announce the publication of its first collaborative human rights fact sheet on Pakistan, covering the period from May to July 2026. This document marks the beginning of a working partnership with Nazir Ahmad, a human rights defender based in Pakistan, whose field experience and local knowledge have shaped a report grounded in observable facts rather than political commentary.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Jul 30, 2026 | Ahamadiyya, news
Behind the structure lie individual lives. Dr. Sheikh Mahmood, a 58-year-old gastroenterologist, was shot dead inside his own hospital in Sargodha on 16 May 2025, after hate flyers naming Ahmadi professionals as “worthy of death” had circulated nationwide. Tahir Mahmood, aged 71, arrested for attending Friday prayers, died in police custody after being beaten and denied bail. Muhammad Asif, a 19-year-old student, was murdered in Kasur in April 2025. In October 2025, Rabwah — the community’s headquarters city — came under a coordinated extremist attack after days of open incitement, with law enforcement largely absent. And on 27 December 2025, a court sentenced Mubarak Sani to life imprisonment for memorising and teaching the Qur’an, a ruling the report describes as extending state punishment from expression into the realm of belief and conscience itself.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Jul 25, 2026 | Amhara, news
A reported drone strike on the historic St. Arsema Monastery in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region killed two nuns and six priests on 22 July 2026, injuring eleven others. The attack destroyed grain stores and water infrastructure. Local sources attribute the strike to federal forces. CAP Freedom of Conscience calls for independent investigation and international accountability, denouncing years of persecution against the Amhara people and the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
