by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Feb 7, 2025 | CAP LC United Nations, news
In the report “Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Prohibition of Torture”, the UN Special Rapporteur Nazila Ghanea looks at how religious persecution is linked with human rights violations. The study which was discussed at the 58th session of the Human Rights Council and later made news by European Times News, focuses on how religious prejudice can lead to institutional violation.
The focus of the report is on the connection between coercion and religious freedom. According to European Times News, Ghanea said, “Not all forms of coercion reach the threshold of torture or ill-treatment, but all forms of torture committed on persons on the basis of their religion or belief constitute coercion.”
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Sep 19, 2024 | HRC 57, news
Recently, in Azerbaijan there has been a trend of intolerance where 11 followers of the Ahmedi faith were arrested for openly practicing their beliefs as members of the Religion of Peace and Light.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Nov 11, 2023 | Karabakh Human Rights Awareness Campaign
An organization ironically called European Center for Law and Justice initiated a petition demanding the suspension of Azerbaijan’s membership in the Council of Europe. A closer look at the petition reveals its contradiction with both law and justice.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Nov 11, 2023 | UN UPR
With an estimated 26,000 people a year becoming landmine victims, this indiscriminate weaponry poses one of the most challenging threats to human life and dignity and thus affects inalienable fundamental human rights.
The UN human rights machinery has a key role in addressing the negative impact of landmines, explosive remnants of war and other improvised explosive devices on the enjoyment of human rights of mine victims in the context of humanitarian mine action. It can also be instrumental in bringing to the fore the utmost importance of providing international assistance in mine action including protection and restoration of inalienable human rights of mine victims.
The side event intends to discuss humanitarian mine actions in light of this very role of the UN human rights machinery. It also aims to raise awareness on the importance of full and effective protection of fundamental human rights when related to humanitarian mine action. Other objectives of the event include exploring effective ways to address the humanitarian, socio-economic and environmental impact of landmines, explosive remnants of war and other IEDs; highlighting the importance of international cooperation and assistance in mine action which aims at eliminating the threat posed by mine contamination to the security of States and safety of their populations, facilitating post-conflict rehabilitation, including the return of refugees and IDPs to their homes, and contributing to sustainable peace and development.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Jan 10, 2023 | Anti Vallex Campaign, news
Anti-Vallex Karabakh Human Rights Campaign starts investigative publications about untold story of massive rights violations, corruption, environmental abuse and political manipulation behind hand-made humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh.
