by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Jul 1, 2026 | CAP LC Event Coming, news
On 2 July 2026, from 10:00 to 11:00, United Villages will host a side-event at the Palais des Nations, Room XI, on the margins of the 62nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council. CAP Liberté de Conscience is proud to be a partner of this event.
The conference will explore the intersection of climate change, biodiversity loss, and human rights through the lens of one of the world’s most iconic endangered species: the snow leopard. The discussion will focus on the threats posed by transboundary linear infrastructure — railways, roads, and energy corridors — to high-mountain ecosystems, ecological connectivity, and the communities that depend on them.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Jul 1, 2026 | CAP LC Event Coming, news
UN experts document systematic abduction and forced religious conversion of minority women and girls in Pakistan. In 2025, 75% of victims were Hindu, 25% Christian, with 80% of cases in Sindh. Adolescent girls aged 14–18 are primary targets, facing abuse, stigma, and trauma. Baloch women face compounded ethnic and religious persecution. Co-organised by CAP Liberté de Conscience and Global Human Rights Defence, this HRC 62 side-event examines international accountability mechanisms and urgent protection measures.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Jun 23, 2026 | HRC 62, news
At HRC 62, CAP LC presents the testimony of Yoshiko Nishi, a second-generation Unification Church member from Japan. Following the Tokyo High Court’s dissolution order, liquidators seized all churches nationwide within hours, depriving members of their place of worship, community, and right to peaceful assembly. This arbitrary state dismantling, amplified by stigmatizing media coverage, violates the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association under international human rights law.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Jun 19, 2026 | news
The Pentagon reduced military religious codes from 211 to 31 in June 2026, ostensibly to streamline chaplaincy resources. The initial omission of the Mormon Church sparked political backlash, revealing deeper tensions about state categorisation of faith. The subsequent removal of all “Christian” labels from denominations avoided doctrinal adjudication but flattened meaningful diversity. Minority faiths — atheists, Pagans, Wiccans — were collapsed into generic categories, raising concerns about invisibility and equitable resource allocation within an increasingly Christian-framed military culture.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Jun 19, 2026 | news
The European Court of Human Rights unanimously condemned Serbia for banning three peaceful Falun Gong assemblies during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s 2016 state visit to Belgrade. The Court ruled that Serbian authorities relied on speculative security grounds rather than concrete evidence, violating Article 11 (freedom of peaceful assembly) and Article 13 (right to an effective remedy) of the European Convention. The judgment reinforces that diplomatic considerations cannot override fundamental rights in democratic societies.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | May 23, 2026 | news
Amnesty International wrote to Punjab’s Chief Minister on 21 May 2026 warning of escalating persecution against Ahmadis ahead of Eid ul-Adha. IHRC documented the demolition of minarets in Jamalpur under mob pressure. CAP LC and IHRC welcome Amnesty’s intervention, noting that Pakistan’s GSP+ reapplication must account for these documented violations of religious freedom.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | May 23, 2026 | EU Parliament, news
The Council of the EU formally adopted the revised GSP regulation on 22 May 2026, expanding human rights conditionality from 27 to 32 conventions. CAP Liberté de Conscience and IHRC welcome this reinforcement, noting that Pakistan’s GSP+ reappraisal offers an opportunity to address documented persecution of the Ahmadiyya community. The organisations urge the Commission to use the review to transform words into acts.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | May 23, 2026 | EU Parliament, news
The European Parliament adopted resolution TA-10-2026-0186 on 21 May 2026, condemning the Taliban’s Criminal Procedure Code for Courts as institutionalised gender apartheid. The text demands repeal of the Code, ICC warrant enforcement, and recognition of slavery and child marriage as crimes against humanity. CAP Liberté de Conscience supports this resolution, highlighting the intersection of religious freedom and gender persecution in Afghanistan.
