by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Oct 11, 2026 | news, OSCE
From 5 to 15 October 2026, delegations of the participating States, civil society representatives and independent experts gather in Warsaw for the annual Human Dimension Conference organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, the principal human rights event of the OSCE calendar. CAP LC contributed to the conference with a report on France and the MIVILUDES, published on the OSCE website under reference CIO.WHDC.CS/0086/26/EN. The report documents the judicial sanctions pronounced against the French interministerial mission and its partner associations, and examines the structural role of the media in the stigmatization of religious minorities.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Oct 10, 2026 | news, OSCE
I would like to begin with three numbers. Six hundred and thirty nine. Forty seven. Three.
In the school year that followed the French law of 15 March 2004 on religious symbols in schools, the Ministry of Education recorded 639 pupils who had come to class wearing a visible religious sign. Within a year, 47 young girls had been formally excluded from public education. And three Sikh boys had been expelled for refusing to remove their turbans.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Oct 10, 2026 | news, OSCE
CAP Liberté de Conscience brought the case of Konstantin Rudnev before the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference 2026, the annual human rights meeting of the OSCE held under the Swiss chairpersonship. The statement was submitted during the fourth plenary session of the conference, devoted to tolerance and non discrimination, held on 8 October 2026
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Oct 8, 2026 | news, OSCE
During Plenary Session 3 of the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference 2026, devoted to fundamental freedoms including freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief, CAP Freedom of Conscience delivered a statement highlighting a development in the United States that raises significant concerns.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Sep 18, 2026 | news, OSCE
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.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Oct 9, 2024 | news, OSCE
HRWF (09.10.2024) – The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Pakistan is enduring an alarming rise in violence and systemic persecution in 2024, with a disturbing trend of targeted murders, desecration of mosques and graves, and the continued denial of basic civil rights.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Oct 9, 2024 | Ahamadiyya, OSCE
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has long faced systemic persecution and violence, particularly in Pakistan. Despite Pakistan being a signatory to international human rights instruments, the state has codified religious discrimination against Ahmadis into its constitution and legal frameworks, most notably through the Second Amendment of 1974, which declared Ahmadis as non-Muslims, and Ordinance XX of 1984, which criminalised their religious practices. As a result, Ahmadis in Pakistan live under constant threat of violence, imprisonment, and societal exclusion. The United Nations (UN), through its eligibility guidelines and various human rights bodies, has repeatedly affirmed that Ahmadis fleeing persecution in Pakistan qualify as refugees under international law.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Oct 9, 2024 | news, OSCE
We are deeply concerned about Germany’s refusal to grant asylum to Ahmadiyya Muslims and their forced return to Pakistan, where they face persecution and denial of rights. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Pakistan is enduring an alarming rise in violence and systemic persecution, with a disturbing trend of targeted murders, desecration of mosques and graves, and the continued denial of basic civil rights. By sending back the Ahmadis to Pakistan, Germany contravene its obligation under:
