Tag Archives: Freedom of Religion or Belief

US Statement on Religious Freedom – OSCE / ODIHR in Warsaw (Annual Meeting, 2018)

Posted on September 18, 2018 by

Working Session 7: Fundamental freedoms 1, including: Freedom of thought, conscience, religion, or belief As prepared for delivery by Ambassador Sam Brownback, Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Warsaw, September 13, 2018 https://osce.usmission.gov/hdim-working-session-7-fundamental-freedoms-1/ Promoting and defending international religious freedom is a fundamental … Continue reading →

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Persecution of Religious Minorities in the Middle East urges EU to act

Posted on August 3, 2016 by

Figel’: “Action for Religious Freedom is a Moral Obligation” Interview by FOREF Europe with Dr. Ján Figeľ, EU Special Envoy for the promotion of FoRB      Vienna, 03.08.2016 (FOREF Europe) – During his short stay in Vienna, Ján Figeľ, … Continue reading →

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Relevant reports by the European Intergroup on FoRB & RT, HRWF Int’l and the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe

Posted on July 14, 2016 by

  Annual Reports on Freedom of Religion or Belief Vienna, 14.07.2016 (FOREF) – The Forum for Religious Freedom Europe presents three recently published annual reports by the European Intergroup on FoRB & RT, Human Rights Without Frontiers Int’l and the Observatory … Continue reading →

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Romania must pay EUR 291,000 to the Victims

Posted on April 28, 2016 by

ROMANIA: A YOGA GROUP WINS AN IMPORTANT CASE AT THE EUROPEAN COURT Amarandei and Others v. Romania (no. 1443/10)* Report by Human Rights Without Frontiers   HRWF (28.04.2016) – Human Rights Without Frontiers Int’l (HRWF Int’l) hails the decision of … Continue reading →

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Report for the OSCE Second Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) on FoRB, Fostering Mutual Respect and Understanding

Posted on July 13, 2015 by

___________________________ AUSTRIA: Policies on Religion at Variance with OSCE Standards and the European Convention on Human Rights By FOREF Europe ___________________________ FOREF expresses its concern about policies of the Austrian federal state that violate Human Dimension commitments undertaken by the … Continue reading →

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