What is “Coordination des Associations et des Particuliers pour la Liberté de Conscience” (CAP Freedom of Conscience)?

CAP Freedom of Conscience is a secular European NGO with United Nations Consultative Status, created in 1995 and dedicated to protect the Right of Freedom of Religion and Belief.

CAP Freedom of Conscience combats all forms of discrimination based on religion or belief by alerting European and International bodies.

CAP Freedom of Conscience collects testimonies of discrimination and human rights violations affecting religious or belief communities in order to disseminate them to international bodies, and in order to raise awareness and inform them as well as to generate debate on the protection of Freedom of Religion and Belief.

CAP Freedom of Conscience also advocates for any religious or spiritual group facing discrimination to have their right to Freedom of Religion and Belief recognized.

CAP Freedom of Conscience is a member of the European Federation for Freedom of Belief (FOB), European Network Of Religion and Belief (ENORB) and participate to the Civil Society Platform of Fundamental Rights created by the EU Fundamental Rights Agency DAFOH Partners in Combating and Preventing Forced Organ Harvesting

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The Human Rights Centre (HRIDC)

Mar 25, 2011

Non-governmental organization the Human Rights Centre (HRIDC), formerly Human Rights Information and Documentation Center (HRIDC) was founded on December 10, 1996 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Human Rights Centre (HRIDC) is dedicated to protection and promotion of human...

Jehovah’s Witnesses to have chaplains in prisons

Mar 8, 2011

HRWF (07.03.2011) - http://www.hrwf.org - On 28 February 2011, the administrative court of Lille ruled against the penitentiary administration which up to now had refused to authorize chaplains to Jehovah's Witnesses to visit detainees who has requested such a visit....

Deviations of MIVILUDES

Mar 8, 2011

Deviations of MIVILUDES: Raid of 70 policemen on a biodynamism centre One more case of misuse attempt of the law on the abuse of weakness HRWF (02.03.2011) - http://www.hrwf.org - On 22 February 2011, on the initiative of MIVILUDES (Inter-Ministerial Mission...

Full-face veils law to enter effect

Mar 8, 2011

Full-face veils law to enter effect Veils that cover the face to be illegal from next month Guardian (03.03.2011) / HRWF (07.03.2011) - http://www.hrwf.org - From Saudi tourists window-shopping on the Champs-Élysées to Muslim women in a departure lounge at Charles de...

Fight against sects

Feb 22, 2011

Fight against sects: the orientations of Georges Fenech continue to generate worry Le Monde 2009 04 06 Six months after his posting as head of Miviludes, he should receive in the coming days his official battle plan from the Prime Minister who has direct authority...

German Jesuits offer payment to sex-abuse victims

Feb 21, 2011

German Jesuits offer payment to sex-abuse victims EarthTimes ("Deutsche Press-Agentur," January 26, 2011) Berlin, Germany - Germany's Jesuit order of Catholic priests is offering to pay 1 million euros (1.36 million dollars) in compensation to some 200 victims of sex...