by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Feb 13, 2014 | news
At a conference held in Brussels on February, 12 the European Parliament Working Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief (EPWG), co-chaired by MEPs Peter van Dalen (ECR) and Dennis de Jong (GUE/NGL), presented its first annual report on freedom of religion in the world. The report takes stock of developments regarding religious freedom and concludes that this human right is increasingly violated, around the globe. The report proposes to give the promotion of religious freedom a more prominent place in EU foreign policy. It furthermore makes recommendations for EU action in case of fifteen countries where the situation is particularly dire.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Feb 10, 2014 | news
Japanese man wins landmark lawsuit on religious oppression
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Feb 5, 2014 | news
Brussels, 27 January 2014–Todayis the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Anti-racist organisations1areseriously concerned about the prevalence of anti-Semitism in Europe and pledge to join forces to curb racism in European society, whoever the victims may be....
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Feb 5, 2014 | news
Gilles Bourdouleix was found guilty of ‘condoning crimes against humanity’ after he was caught on camera making the statement during an altercation with a traveller community A French MP has avoided jail after he was caught on camera saying “Hitler maybe...
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Feb 5, 2014 | news
On September 5, 2013 there was a massive police raid on the Twelve Tribes, a communal NRM in Germany. A hundred police (local and “criminal”) and around 60 social workers descended at dawn on the two farming communities of Klosterzimmern and Wörnitz. The raid came as a complete surprise to the sleeping families. The police seized 40 children from 16 families and drove off in 25 vans.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Jan 30, 2014 | news
HRWF (24.01.2014) – On 22 January 2014 the Tver Regional Court reversed a country wide ban that had been imposed by the trial court on www.jw.org, the official website of Jehovah’s Witnesses throughout the world (*) On 7 August 2013, during an ex parte...
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Jan 14, 2014 | news
Collective list of questions for the public hearing by the German Parliament’s Commission for Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid on October 27, 2010 on the topic of “Freedom of Religion and European Identity” Prof. Dr. phil. Dr. theol. Thomas Schirrmacher, October 22,...
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Jan 14, 2014 | news
The Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain was formed in June 2007 in order to break the taboo that comes with renouncing Islam. The main aims of the organisation are to provide support to and highlight the plight of ex-Muslims, challenge Sharia and apostasy laws and take a...