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

CAP LC LATEST NEWS

ETHIOPIA: Massacres of Amhara civilians in war and non-war zones

Mar 10, 2022

We are deeply concerned about the mass-scale massacres of civilians in war and non-war zones in Ethiopia as recently reported by Human Rights Without Frontiers.

Protecting Life: Repealing the Death Penalty for Apostasy and Blasphemy

Feb 22, 2022

Inspire and equip policy makers to address and effectively work to repeal the death penalty for choice or expression of religion or belief.

AN ELDERLY AHMADIYYA MUSLIM WOMAN CONVICTED OF BLASPHEMY BY PAKISTAN POLICE FORCE IN DISTRICT SIALKOT

Feb 8, 2022

A violent opposition organization whose primary object is to flare up hatred against Ahmadis known as Tehrik-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) registered a blasphemy case against this elderly innocent woman. She was accused of tearing up a poster which was explicitly abusive about the Ahmadiyya Community and its founder. It was said that the Poster had verses from the Holy Scripture printed and by shredding it Kaneez committed an act of contempt against the Holy Quran. In fact there was no such thing in the Poster and TPL made up this story to raise the public anger against Ahmadis.

Urgent Call for the Dropping of All Charges Against Christian Pastor Keshav Raj Acharya and upholding Nepal’s obligations under International law

Feb 1, 2022

We, the undersigned, are a group of individuals and organizations who collectively strive to promote freedom of religion or belief and human rights around the world. We are writing with concern regarding the use of anti-conversion laws to arrest and detain individuals for practicing their faith or belief and call on you to drop all charges against Christian Pastor Keshav Acharya and others.

INTOLERANCE LEVELS AT THEIR HIGHEST. BRUTAL KILLING OF A CHRISTIAN PRIEST IN PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN

Feb 1, 2022

IHRC brings into your kind notice about another unpleasant incident of the assassination of Rev. Pastor William Siraj aged 70 (L in the photo) an assistant pastor of Church of Pakistan, Peshawar Diocese, who was shot dead on 30 January 2022 at about 02:15pm afternoon in Peshawar. The other pastor identified as Rev. Patrick Naeem (R in the photo) survived the targeted killing attempt and according to the doctors he is critical but out of danger. Both pastors shifted to the Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar where Rev. Pastor William Siraj was pronounced as dead.

After 25 Years: Solidarity with Tai Ji Men

Dec 22, 2021

On July 13, 2007, the Supreme Court found Tai Ji Men not guilty of fraud, tax evasion or violation of tax codes. Tai Ji Men’s shifu and dizi who were illegally detained also received national compensation for wrongful imprisonment. Yet the Taxation Bureau continued to issue unjustified tax bills to Tai Ji Men and later even transferred the case to the Administrative Enforcement Agency. Tai Ji Men’s land and assets have been illegally seized and auctioned.