by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Mar 7, 2026 | HRC 61, news
During the 61st Human Rights Council session, CAP LC presented a written statement on the weaponization of tax law against spiritual minorities in Taiwan. It examines the Tai Ji Men case, involving perpetual tax bills despite judicial acquittals, resulting in sacred land seizure. The statement identifies structural tax administration flaws violating international human rights covenants, undermining religious freedom and due process. CAP LC urges resolution of the Tai Ji Men case and reforms ensuring taxation isn’t used discriminatorily against religious groups.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Mar 6, 2026 | HRC 61, news
CAP Liberté de Conscience presented a statement to the Human Rights Council regarding Russian spiritual teacher Konstantin Rudnev’s arbitrary detention in Argentina. Arrested following misunderstandings and unsubstantiated accusations of being a “cult leader,” Rudnev remains in pretrial detention despite lack of evidence. He faces due process violations and inadequate medical care with declining health. The organization argues his imprisonment violates religious freedom and liberty rights, based on imported disinformation rather than actual crimes. CAP LC demands his immediate release on humanitarian grounds.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Mar 3, 2026 | HRC 61, news
“1000 days of conflict. 1000 days of civilians suffering the first-hand consequences of the fighting”, opened Thierry Valle, President of CAP Freedom of Conscience, at the side event on Friday 27 February 2026, held at the UN Human Rights Council, as atrocities continue unabated.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Mar 2, 2026 | HRC 61, news
Sudan conflict: civilians face executions, torture, sexual violence. UAE supports RSF forces enabling atrocities. States must end support, investigate crimes, prevent prolonged suffering
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Mar 2, 2026 | HRC 61, news
Sudan faces a humanitarian crisis with mass killings, sexual violence, and displacement. The UN documented genocide indicators in El Fasher and identified external support fueling RSF atrocities. Accountability remains largely absent despite ongoing investigations.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Feb 22, 2026 | HRC 61, news
Human Right Without Frontiers, International Support for Human Rights and CAP Liberté de Conscience has submitted a joint written statement to the Human Rights Council at its sixty-first session addressing the grave and systematic violations of freedom of religion or belief perpetrated against members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) in Egypt. Since March 2025, Egyptian authorities have detained numerous peaceful adherents of this religious minority solely for expressing their beliefs and possessing religious materials, subjecting them to arbitrary arrest, enforced disappearance lasting over a month, torture, and prolonged pre-trial detention exceeding ten months without trial. The statement documents severe violations including electric shocks, beatings, denial of legal counsel, inhumane prison conditions, and crucially, organized religious coercion through visits by Al-Azhar-affiliated sheikhs explicitly aimed at forcing detainees to renounce their faith. CAP Liberté de Conscience calls upon the Egyptian Government to immediately and unconditionally release all detained AROPL members, investigate torture and enforced disappearances by security forces, end the misuse of pre-trial detention, guarantee fair-trial rights and access to legal representation, and cease all forms of religious coercion in violation of Egypt’s international human rights obligations.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Feb 13, 2026 | HRC 61, news
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) published a comprehensive report (A/HRC/61/24) on 13 January 2026, presenting an assessment of the human rights situation across Sudan. The document covers the period from 16 November 2024 to 15 November 2025 and was submitted to the Human Rights Council at its sixty-first session, responding to Council resolution 57/2.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Feb 12, 2026 | HRC 61, news
At the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, CAP Liberté de Conscience submitted a written statement highlighting the catastrophic human rights situation in Sudan and the urgent need for extended accountability. The submission documents heinous crimes committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), including summary executions, sexual violence, and mass killings in areas like El Fasher and the Zamzam camp, while noting the RSF’s systematic attempts to destroy evidence. CAP LC emphasizes the necessity of extending the UN Security Council’s ICC referral beyond Darfur to cover all regions of Sudan, ensuring justice for crimes against humanity nationwide. Additionally, the statement exposes the critical role of foreign actors, particularly the United Arab Emirates, in supplying weapons that sustain the RSF’s operations. Consequently, CAP LC calls on Member States to cease arms transfers to the RSF, condemn the UAE’s involvement, impose sanctions on perpetrators and enablers, and support international mechanisms for evidence preservation and accountability.
