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
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.
Immediate Action Needed to Address Violent Attacks on Religious Minorities in Bangladesh
The Global Human Rights Defense (GHRD) is deeply disturbed and gravely concerned by the recent wave of violent attacks targeting religious minorities across Bangladesh. These deplorable incidents, which have involved the destruction of homes, places of worship, and businesses belonging to Hindu, Ahmadiyya, and other minority communities, represent a grave violation of human rights and a serious threat to the principles of tolerance, diversity, and peaceful coexistence.
Misinformation Poses Growing Threat to Religious Freedom Worldwide, New Report Warns
A recent report, by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has highlighted the increasing concern about how misinformation’s impacting freedom globally. Titled “Misinformation and International Religious Freedom ” the report delves into how false information spread is being used to fuel intolerance, discrimination and violence against minority groups.
Waves of Violence and Vandalism Target Ahmadis in Bangladesh
The Ahmadiyya Muslim community, in Bangladesh has been targeted by a series of attacks and persecution recently with violent mobs attacking their places of worship and residences.
These incidents took place in July following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In Panchagarh town a group of attackers vandalized an Ahmadiyya mosque causing damage to property and breaking windows. Similar assaults were reported in parts of the country including the capital city Dhaka.
CAP Freedom of Conscience involvement in Europe
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.
FECRIS, an NGO financed by the French government
FECRIS, an NGO financed by the French government
International Convention «Law and Freedom of Belief in Europe, a difficult journey»
In the prestigious setting of Sant'Apollonia Auditorium at the homonymous XIV century convent complex located in Via San Gallo, in the historic center of Florence, the international convention of the European Federation for the Freedom of the Belief (FOB) took place...
Laïcité and religious freedom: A coalition of NGOs questions France at the United Nations
CAP/ LC HRWF (15.01.2017) – In a side-event following the Universal Periodic Review of France in Geneva this Monday 15th January, several NGOs and an international law expert have called upon President Emmanuel Macron and his Prime Minister to revise the financing of...
United Nations Universal Periodic Review: The denial of Religious Freedom in Pakistan
United Nations : The denial of Religious Freedom in Pakistan
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 13 November 2017 CAP Liberté de Conscience - UN Geneva Universal Periodic Review Side-Event : Highlights the Ongoing and Systematic Persecution of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Pakistan GENEVA: Today, the...










