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
UN Submission: Pakistan’s Compliance with the Convention Against Torture and the Persecution of the Ahmadiyya Community
On March 5, 2026, CAP LC and the IHRC submitted a joint report to the UN Committee Against Torture regarding Pakistan’s compliance with the Convention. The document highlights the systemic persecution of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, arguing that state discrimination creates an environment facilitating torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment. Key cases include the custodial death of Dr. Tahir Mahmood, the life imprisonment of Mubarak Ahmad Sani for religious devotion, and escalating targeted killings. The submission urges the Committee to demand investigations, the repeal of discriminatory blasphemy laws, and immediate protection for detainees, emphasizing the state’s failure to prevent violence against this minority.
Human rights organisations express concern over the immediate risk of deportation of russian war resister maksim kuzmin to the russian federation
Organizations express serious concern over the imminent deportation of Maksim Kuzmin, a Russian conscientious objector, from Lithuania to Russia. Facing a critical hearing on April 2nd, 2026, he risks persecution and forced mobilization despite previous court rulings confirming he poses no security threat. We urgently appeal to the Lithuanian Court to grant him international protection and uphold human rights, preventing his return to a country where he faces danger for his anti-war stance.
HRC 61 Side Event: Human Rights in Pakistan – Press Review
Discover why the European Union must urgently suspend Pakistan’s GSP+ status. MEPs and activists denounce systematic human rights violations, from the persecution of religious minorities to severe repression in Balochistan. While Pakistan benefits from EU market access, compliance with international conventions remains absent. This conference calls for immediate action to strictly link trade privileges with fundamental freedoms. Essential insights into the future of ethical trade relations and EU accountability.
UN HRC 61 written Statement: Digital Witch Hunt Against Christian Gospel Mission (Providence)
CAP LC’s UN statement denounces the severe persecution of Christian Gospel Mission members in South Korea and Taiwan. Sparked by commercial documentaries, this “digital witch hunt” utilizes guilt by association to incite harassment, job loss, and educational discrimination. The organization urges investigations into these institutional failures and calls for regulating media platforms to protect freedom of religion and prevent hate-fueled human rights violations.
UN HRC 61 Item 9 Statement: Urge Norway to Reverse Deregistration of Jehovah’s Witnesses
CAP LC and Human Rights Without Frontiers condemn Norway’s deregistration of Jehovah’s Witnesses as institutional discrimination. This act fosters stigmatization and contradicts the Durban Declaration. We urge the Norwegian Supreme Court to annul this decision and call on the State to ensure administrative practices uphold equality and do not target specific religious minorities.
HRC 61 Item 9 UN Statement: Demand Release of Imran Khan and End Systematic Persecution in Pakistan
At the UN Human Rights Council, AESFE highlights the alarming rise of intolerance in Pakistan, focusing on the imprisonment of former PM Imran Khan for nearly 1,000 days. The statement details inhumane conditions, including torture in solitary confinement, and expanded blasphemy laws fostering hatred. AESFE urges the Council and OHCHR to demand immediate compliance with UN opinions and the release of all political prisoners to end this systematic persecution and restore human dignity.
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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.
Conference at the Press Club in Brussels on 4 May, 3pm – 5pm
Tai Ji Men is a menpai (similar to school) of qigong, martial arts, and self-cultivation, and its shifu (master) and dizi (disciple) have long been committed to international cultural exchanges, spreading the concepts of love, peace, and conscience, purifying people’s hearts, and practicing world peace. It has been highly praised by Taiwanese presidents, vice presidents, and foreign ministers.
Abusive Taxation and Denial of Justice in Taiwan: The Case of Tai Ji Men A case of arbitrary taxation of individual gifts
Tai Ji Men is a menpai (similar to school) of qigong, martial arts, and self-cultivation, and its shifu (master) and dizi (disciple) have long been committed to international cultural exchanges, spreading the concepts of love, peace, and conscience, purifying people’s hearts, and practicing world peace. It has been highly praised by Taiwanese presidents, vice presidents, and foreign ministers.
Side Event to the 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Roundtable Discussion
Side Event to the 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Roundtable Discussion