by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Feb 7, 2025 | CAP LC United Nations, news
In the report “Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Prohibition of Torture”, the UN Special Rapporteur Nazila Ghanea looks at how religious persecution is linked with human rights violations. The study which was discussed at the 58th session of the Human Rights Council and later made news by European Times News, focuses on how religious prejudice can lead to institutional violation.
The focus of the report is on the connection between coercion and religious freedom. According to European Times News, Ghanea said, “Not all forms of coercion reach the threshold of torture or ill-treatment, but all forms of torture committed on persons on the basis of their religion or belief constitute coercion.”
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Jan 16, 2025 | CAP LC United Nations, news
The socio-judicial treatment of domestic violence in France is a cause for concern. At a time when our country, the self-proclaimed defender of human rights, is struggling to protect children and their protective parents from domestic violence, it is crucial to highlight the serious malfunctioning of our institutions. These practices, which I describe in a file submitted to the UN Committee against Torture as a form of institutionalised torture, expose the victims to a double penalty: that of the violence suffered and that of the procedures that condemn them to injustice and create new traumas.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Jan 2, 2025 | CAP LC United Nations, UN OHCHR
The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on 8 December 2024 after fourteen years of civil war marks a major turning point for Syria. However, it also highlights the serious violations of children’s rights during the conflict. In the light of this particularly worrying information, based on data from international reports and first-hand accounts, I have submitted a dossier to the United Nations to draw attention to these injustices and make concrete recommendations.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Oct 23, 2024 | CAP LC United Nations, news, UN OHCHR
CAP Freedom of Conscience October 2024 CAP Liberté de Conscience has submitted a comprehensive report to the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion(1)responding to the call for input on religion or belief and torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading...
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Sep 20, 2024 | CAP LC United Nations, ICCPR, news
The report by Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF) and CAP LC presented to the 142nd session of the UN Human Rights Committee paints a disturbing picture of the treatment of Romanian yoga practitioners by French authorities in the aftermath of wide-scale police raids in November 2023.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Jul 2, 2024 | CAP LC United Nations, HRC 56, news
In recent years, the rise of Islamophobia in Asia has emerged as a critical challenge to religious freedom and human rights across the region. This side event aims to transform dialogue into dedicated action, highlighting effective strategies and fostering international cooperation to address and mitigate Islamophobia.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Jun 26, 2024 | CAP LC United Nations, news, UN OHCHR
In a step towards addressing minority concerns the United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues has called upon civil society organizations worldwide. The appeal is for contributions to a report focusing on the role of NGOs in advocating for and safeguarding minority rights set to be presented at the UN General Assembly in 2024.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Jun 18, 2024 | CAP LC United Nations, news
The recent report, by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has again brought attention to the human rights situation in Ethiopia specifically focusing on the hardships faced by the Amhara community.
