
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
Outrage in Paris as Anti-Semitic Tirade Caught on Video
In a disturbing incident on the Paris metro, a man was recorded making vehement anti-Semitic remarks, prompting a police investigation and a complaint from a courageous bystander.
According to a report in Le Parisien, the incident occurred on Thursday morning on the Line 9 metro. A woman filming the scene captured a man repeatedly shouting “Hitler was right, he should have killed all the Juden (Jews in German).”
United Nations Experts Caution Against Accepting Taliban Rule, in Afghanistan
A group of UN Special Rapporteurs has issued a worded message urging the community to refrain from normalizing the governance of the Taliban in Afghanistan. These experts, responsible for monitoring human rights matters at the United Nations have expressed concerns regarding the repression and violations by the Taliban since they assumed power in 2021.
George Harrisons Legendary Benefit Show, for Bangladesh Returns Amidst Issues in the Area
In a development for fans of music and supporters of causes the renowned “Concert for Bangladesh” by George Harrison is now accessible online for the first time. This historic event took place in 1971 at Madison Square Garden. Aimed to raise awareness and funds for the people of Bangladesh who were experiencing a humanitarian crisis at that time.
International NGOs Raise Alarm Over Religious Persecution in Jordan
At the upcoming 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council, scheduled for September 9 to October 11, 2024, international human rights organizations are set to voice grave concerns over the persecution of members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light in Jordan. The written statement, that will be submitted by the Coordination des Associations et des Particuliers pour la Liberté de Conscience, a non-governmental organization with special consultative status, highlights a troubling pattern of arrests, detentions, and harassment targeting this religious minority.
The Rise of Anti-Semitism in Belgium
Over the past few years there has been a noticeable uptick in concerns regarding anti Semitism in Belgium. Recent articles from the publications Causeur and Marianne have brought attention to this phenomenon.
Unrest, in Bangladesh; Challenges Faced by Religious Minorities
Bangladesh has witnessed a surge in violence and unrest targeting minority groups amidst political changes following the ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. This concerning situation has sparked worries among human rights organizations and religious leaders about the deteriorating state of freedom and minority rights in the nation.
CAP Freedom of Conscience involvement in Europe
International Conference Ahmadiyya in scholarly perspective
October 24.25. 2019 Faculty for Comparative Study of Religions and Humanism (FVG) & European Observatory of Religion and Secularism. Speakers : Prof. dr. Brahim Layouss : Welcome Prof. dr. Chris Vonck : Introduction ‘A search for a Quran in the 50's’. Heiko...
Ahmadiyya in Scholarly perspective
October 24.25. 2019 Faculty for Comparative Study of Religions and Humanism (FVG) & European Observatory of Religion and Secularism. Speakers : Prof. dr. Brahim Layouss : Welcome Prof. dr. Chris Vonck : Introduction ‘A search for a Quran...
Presentation of the Final Acts of the convention “Law and Freedom of Belief in Europe, an arduous journey” and launch of the project “Right to Truth”
Monday, February 4, 2019, in the beautiful setting of the “Hall of Feasts” of the eighteenth-century “Palazzo Bastogi” of Florence, seat of the Regional Council of Tuscany, was held the event of presentation of the prestigious volume of the Final Acts of the FOB (European Federation for Freedom of Belief) convention “Law and Freedom of Belief, an arduous journey”.
Side-event OSCE HDIM 2018 : How Universal is “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Globalization underline that the UDHR is often applied relative to regional culture, rather than securing universal principles. Especially when it comes to Freedom of Thought, Religion or Belief we find how cultural bias influence policy and law-making. What one considers a religious practice – such as devotional work in monastery – others consider criminality – in this case human trafficking.
Side-event OSCE HDIM 2018 : Freedom of Belief, No Discrimination and Telorance in the OSCE area
THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS INVALIDATES APPLICATION OF THE RUSSIAN LAW ON EXTREMISM TO PEACEFUL RELIGIOUS GROUPS By Patricia Duval Human Rights Attorney In a landmark decision, Ibragim Ibragimov and others v. Russia of 28 August 2018, the European Court of...
Side-event OSCE HDIM 2018 : The Religious Freedom in Eastern OSCE countries :The Denial of Religious Plurality in Russia
For one thousand years, Russia has been an Orthodox country, a bulwark against the expansion of Catholicism and other religions. “Russian Orthodox lands” are considered canonical territories where competition by other Christian religions has never been acceptable in the eyes of Moscow Patriarchy.