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
HRC 58 : Geneva Conference Highlights Religious Persecution and Education Crisis in Pakistan
A side event held during the 58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva, on 26th March 2025 drew urgent attention to systemic human rights violations in Pakistan, focusing particularly on religious persecution, education policy, and the use of European Union development instruments.
the 228 Incident Commemoration
The 228 Incident is not just a historical event; it is the representation of the fundamental human need for dignity, justice, and self-determination. When the peaceful protesters were killed, their spirit would have been killed as well, had they not rise up and fight for what they believed in. In this spirit of resistance, there are a number of similarities to the current struggle of the Tai Ji Men, a group that has for decades fought against systemic injustice and arbitrariness of the system.
HRC 58 Oral Statement ITEM 4 Human Rights In Tunisia
Je prends la parole aujourd’hui au nom des représentants de l’opposition tunisienne détenus, dont les droits fondamentaux sont violés par les autorités tunisiennes : le président du Parlement Rached Ghannouchi, âgé de 83 ans, l’ancien Premier ministre Ali Larayedh, les anciens ministres Noureddine Bhiri, Ghazi Chaouachi, Ridha Belhaj, les membres du Parlement Said Ferjani, Mehdi Ben Gharbia, Ajmi Lourimi, les journalistes Sonia Dahmani, Mourad Zghidi, le juge Bechir Akremi, les militants de la société civile Chaima Issa, Jaouhar Mbarek, Khayam Turki, et tant d’autres.
HRC 58 Oral Statement Item 9 Human Rights Ukraine
We, along with Human Rights Without Frontiers are deeply concerned about the unfounded charges against Dr Oleg Maltsev, an internationally recognized Ukrainian scholar.
HRC 58 : Indo-Mediterranean: Minorities are under threat from Syria to Bangladesh
The Russia-Ukraine conflict and Israel’s war on the terrorist group Hamas and various other extremist groups have distracted the attention from conflicts in the Indo-Mediterranean. In Afghanistan the Taliban has completely taken over the country and has launched a diplomatic offensive to gain international acceptance. However, they have disenfranchised the female population banning women from working and studying. Female Afghan citizens find themselves locked in their houses, at the mercy of a regime which gives them no rights, not to mention religious minorities who have left the country.
82th CAT Session : France Under Scrutiny for Police Conduct
Key Findings from Human Rights Organization Report As France gets ready to respond to the Committee Against Torture (CAT) on its human rights record during the 82nd session, a report by an international human rights organization raises concerns about the activities of French police. The report notes severe violations of the fundamental rights of individuals during police raids and detention, with more emphasis on the treatment of spiritual minorities.
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OSCE 2022 side-event The Anti-Cult Ideology and FECRIS: Dangers for Religious Freedom
CAP Freedom of Conscience is a secular European NGO with United Nations Consultative Status, created in 1995 and dedicated to protecting the Right of Freedom of Religion and Belief. It combats all forms of discrimination based on religion or belief, inter alia, by alerting European and International bodies to abuses and violations of international standards. It collects testimonies of discrimination and human rights violations affecting religious or belief communities disseminating them to international bodies, to broadly raise awareness on the subject and to generate debate on the need for protection of freedom of religion or Belief. CAP Freedom of Conscience also advocates for any religious or spiritual group facing discrimination supporting the right to have their freedom of religion or belief recognized.
Reconciliation through recognition: Transitional justice and peacebuilding through civil society dialogue
Peace and justice are inevitable part of any post-conflict reconciliation. It is therefore necessary to streamline efforts aimed at strengthening the linkage between them while ensuring broad participation of civil society to this aim. This would not only serve to bringing justice and broaden the rule of law, but would also help healing wounds thereby contributing to post-conflict peace- building and reconciliation processes through the multi-stakeholder approach.
Seminar Effective Parliamentarism and the Tai Ji Men Case
Hybrid forum where scholars and Tai Ji Men members will discuss the importance of robust parliamentarism in building peaceful, equitable, and inclusive societies as well as transparent and accountable institutions. They will explore the Tai Ji Men case, and iconic case where a democratic Parliament failed to keep rouge bureaucrats in check, while calling for effective parliamentarism to clarify the injustices vested on the spiritual movement and others.
Side-event : Violations of Houthis militias against children in Yemen
Violations of Houthis militias against children in Yemen
Side event Human Rights In Yemen
The eminent experts here present, that I will introduce to you, will address several issues related to human rights violations in Yemen perpetrated by the Houtis. The purpose is to enlighten us and more important, to alert international bodies on the unbearable humanitarian disaster that has been taking place since 2014 in Yemen, and which makes this country and its people one of the most damaged of the century.