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
Oral Statement – 39th Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council on Iran
CAP Liberté de Conscience is deeply concerned about the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran, particularly regarding religious freedom and the persecution of religious minorities.
YURII SHELIAZHENKO*, conscientious objector to military service and human rights defender, under immediate threat
The undersigned organizations express serious concern regarding the continued persecution of Ukrainian human rights defender Yurii Sheliazhenko, a conscientious objector to military service. He is currently under an alarming threat of being arrested and forcibly conscripted under Ukraine’s system of universal military registration, which is enforced through coercive measures including arbitrary detentions and forced transfers to conscription offices. Such practices effectively compel conscientious objectors to act against their beliefs and directly violate Article 18(2) of the ICCPR, which prohibits coercion impairing freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
CAP Liberté de Conscience Submits Report to UN Women CSW70 Addressing Barriers to Justice for Women and Girls
In August 2025, CAP Liberté de Conscience, in collaboration with a network of independent experts, submitted a communication to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) under the United Nations’ communications procedure for the seventieth session (CSW70) scheduled for March 2026. The report addresses systemic barriers to justice for women and girls and provides evidence-based documentation on institutional and societal discrimination. The initiative is part of CAP Liberté de Conscience’s ongoing advocacy to enhance the protection of human rights at the international level.
CAP Liberté de Conscience Joins Global Coalition Petitioning UN for Emergency Action on Iran
CAP Liberté de Conscience has joined a coalition of non-governmental organizations in a direct appeal to the United Nations, calling for immediate mechanisms to address the lethal crackdown on protesters in Iran. The organization is a signatory to the petition entitled “Global Coalition of 30 NGOs Demands UN Emergency Action to Stop Mass Killings of Iranian Protesters,” coordinated by UN Watch.
The Right to Return in International Law
jointly organized by CAP Freedom of Conscience and the Western Azerbaijan Community, with media support from Bruxelles Media.
The program brings together experts, policymakers, and scholars for focused dialogue, including conceptual framing, panels on cultural heritage and property rights, a documentary screening, and structured opportunities for exchange.
Silencing dissent: mass trials in the United Arab Emirates Press Club Geneva
Geneva, 2 October 2025 — On the occasion of the 60th session of the Human Rights Council, the Geneva Press Club hosted an event on Thursday 2 October 2025 on “Silencing dissent: mass trials in the United Arab Emirates”. The event took place only a few days after the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights presented the annual report on intimidation and reprisals against those cooperating with the United Nations, which highlighted concerns regarding the conduct of arbitrary arrests and mass trials in the UAE.
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