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

70th Commitment from Civil Society – Fundacion Mejora Para la Vida, la Cultura y la Sociedad

Dec 28, 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Good afternoon and congratulations! Today we celebrate a big step in the story of the humanity, 70 years ago the more powerful nations on earth reached a peace agreement, an agreement on the respect of the human dignity and the...

70 A commitment from civil society – Permanent Mission of Phillippines Amb. Maria Teresa T. Almojuela

Dec 28, 2018

UDHR70: A commitment from civil society 10 December 2018, 14:00 to 18:00 h Room VII, Palais des Nations MESSAGE Amb. Maria Teresa T. Almojuela Deputy Permanent Representative Excellencies, Distinguished Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honor for the...

Dozens of Bitter Winter Reporters Arrested

Dec 27, 2018

12/27/2018 Lin Yijiang Accused of espionage and subversion, at least 45 contributors are in custody; the reporter who filmed a secret camp in Xinjiang “disappeared” after the arrest. In August 2018, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities designated Bitter...

70th Commitment from Civil Society – The Light of the World Church

Dec 27, 2018

The Light of the World Church December 10, 2018 United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland Good afternoon, On behalf of the Apostle Naason Joaquin Garcia, International Director of the Light of the World Church, I congratulate the United Nations on the 70th anniversary of...

70th commitment from Civil Society – Some clarifications about the « faith-based organizations »

Dec 27, 2018

What is a « Faith based organization »? Actually, it is a very practical catch-all, but certainly not or not only a confessional organization as the usual French translation says. I have no fully satisfactory alternative, but I will speak of an organization based on a...

70 th – Commitment of Civil Society – Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights

Dec 27, 2018

AFN members attended a conference at the United Nations in Geneva to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. AFN Director, Martin Weightman, moderated a panel on Faith-Based Organisations Committing to the UDHR. He opened with an...