by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Sep 11, 2024 | HRC 57, news
The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light is a small community in Jordan that faces ongoing challenges, including harassment from authorities, threats of violence, and exclusion from society due to their divergent beliefs from traditional Muslim views. Their beliefs include that the real Kaaba is in Petra, Jordan rather than Mecca, that prophets made mistakes, that fixed prayer times are unnecessary, and that alcohol can be consumed moderately. They also accept LGBTQ people in their community.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Sep 11, 2024 | HRC 57, news
The written statement discusses the issue of discrimination against spiritual minorities through the abuse of taxes. It argues that religious and spiritual groups have a right to truth, justice, reparation, and recovery when they have been unjustly discriminated against and persecuted.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Sep 17, 2023 | HRC 54
We are deeply shocked by the escalation of violence in the conflict in Sudan, which has reached unprecedented levels of atrocity, without any of the points in the resolution adopted by this Council on May 11 having led to pacification.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Mar 20, 2023 | From the world, news
In a written statement submitted to the Human Rights Council at its fifty-second session under item three, the United Villages Organization, which has consultative status at the United Nations, commended the organization of the United Arab Emirates for the climate conference “COP 28”, and the care and attention the country attaches to climate issues, and its endeavour to strengthen international efforts Concerned with climate within the framework of the pioneering and distinguished experience provided by the UAE to achieve climate justice according to an approach based on respect and promotion of human rights, stressing the importance of concerted international efforts to protect the climate and giving utmost importance to sparing countries and human societies all the negative consequences of climate change, and working to enhance the enjoyment of human rights and guarantee the quality of life in developing countries.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Sep 12, 2022 | HRC 51
Civil society participation is a cornerstone of the Human Rights Council. Given continuing restrictions to civil society participation, including the Council’s adoption of efficiency measures to address the UN’s financial shortfalls; the COVID-19 pandemic2; and the ongoing Strategic Heritage Plan, we call on you to continue to ensure full participation of civil society and that civil society are fully consulted in the making of decisions that affect civil society participation and access to the Council. We are concerned that without such consultation, decisions on issues relating to participation and procedure will be taken without full consideration of all key stakeholders, to the detriment of the Council’s effectiveness.
