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Fleeing from Jordan to Greece because of their change of religion

By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers The European Times (03.05.2024) - It has been almost one year since Basir Al Sqour, a 47-year-old...

The role of NGOs to protect civilians in armed conflicts

HRWF (29.03.2024) - Armed conflicts are very often triggered despite prevention efforts deployed over years and decades by domestic and foreign political powers as...

Ukraine is now ‘Holy War,’ Russian Church declares

By Brendan Cole Newsweek (28.03.2024) - The Russian Orthodox Church has approved a document that deems President Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine a "Holy War." The declaration...

UK: Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami proscribed in the United Kingdom

(Part I) Is Hizb ut-Tahrir a political or a religious movement? Is it inciting or justifying terrorism? Is it anti-Semitic? By Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without...

Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami proscribed as a terrorist group and the European Court

(Part II) Is Hizb ut-Tahrir a political or a religious movement? Is it inciting or justifying terrorism? Is it anti-Semitic? By Willy...

The EU and transitional justice

Speech delivered on 28 July 2023 at a conference about Transitional Justice at the National 2.28 Memorial Museum By Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF...

Some thoughts about public diplomacy for religious freedom

In Europe, freedom of religion or belief is often overlooked in comparison to other human rights. However, advocates argue that it is the foundation for all other freedoms. The recently appointed EU Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the European Union, Frans van Daele, highlighted the challenges faced in defending and promoting religious freedom in Europe, such as indifference and ignorance. Additionally, the fragmented nature of EU institutions and their own agendas make it difficult to address violations of religious freedom consistently. Collaboration between the EU and the UN is seen as complementary in addressing these issues. In some countries, tensions arise between established majority religions and newer or historic religious minorities, as the state aligns itself with the dominant religion. The EU's public diplomacy aims to promote tolerance, respect, and non-discrimination through education, particularly by eliminating negative stereotypes from schoolbooks. Prioritizing countries based on certain criteria is also part of the EU's strategy, focusing on those open to the EU's message and willing to make progress. However, the EU's public diplomacy is complex, involving navigating its own internal architecture and engaging with the political and social dynamics of target countries. Human Rights Without Frontiers suggests that the EU needs to allocate appropriate resources and funding to its advocacy mechanisms, such as the EU Special Envoy on FoRB and the Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief at the European Parliament, in order to be more effective in promoting religious freedom.

UKRAINE: 110 damaged religious sites inspected and documented by UNESCO

The Director of Human Rights Without Frontiers reports on 110 damaged religious sites in Ukraine, inspected by UNESCO

Freedom of religion or belief in Taiwan and the Tai Ji Men case

CESNUR (Center for Studies on New Religions) and HRWF (Human Rights Without Frontiers) organized a conference about religious freedom issues at the prestigious National University of Taiwan. The delegation raised the unsolved case of Tai Ji Men, a Qigong organization wrongly charged with tax evasion.

The statue of Russian Empress Catherine the Great removed from its pedestal in Odesa

By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers On Wednesday night, Ukrainians removed the statue of the 18th-century empress of Russia Catherine the Great...

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